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Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. MADRID — A man who admitted rubbing his erect penis on the genitals and anus of victims under age five will receive six years probation and register as a Level 1 sex offender following a plea deal in Madrid Court Tuesday. The original charge of first-degree sexual abuse would have carried a maximum of seven years in prison. Under the plea agreement there will be no prison time.
Lawrence County Child Protection Services, who reported the allegations to police. No stay away order of protection was ever issued in favor of the victims nor was one included or requested as part of the deal.
Sean Ferguson, 43, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and acting in a manner injurious to a child in May of Ferguson will be supervised for six years for a charge of second-degree sexual abuse and must register as a Level 1 sex offender, though he will not be included in the online searchable database. New York State defines a Level 1 offender as being of low risk of a repeat offense; Level 2 represents a moderate risk and Level 3 a high risk.
He said that given what the prosecutors had to work with, it was the best result they could expect. Pasqua says the alternative outcome could have ended with Ferguson avoiding all of the above. Pasqua said a major problem in the case was that prosecutors were denied access to the victims and were unable to interview them. Pasqua said his office was reluctant to push for an order of protection for fear the plea would be rejected as well.
