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A former elected official and substitute teacher who once unsuccessfully ran for mayor of an area village will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for attempting to entice an underaged former student to engage in sexual activity.
Putnam County resident Charles Hustis III, a former educator and village board member in Cold Spring, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted receipt of child pornography from a former student.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said that between Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, and Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, Hustis, then age 36, communicated over Facebook Messenger with a 16-year-old minor.
Hudson Valley Teacher Jailed For Predatory Behavior With Student
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Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Tuesday that 37-year-old Charles Hustis of Cold Spring was sentenced to five years in prison for attempted receipt of child pornography from a former student.
“Charles Hustis used his social media account to persuade a minor victim and former student to meet with him and perform sexual acts. In doing so, Charles Hustis repeatedly solicited pornographic pictures from the victim. This predatory behavior was a betrayal of the trust that the Cold Spring community placed in Charles Hustis, both as a former teacher and as a public official, U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said.
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A former elected official and substitute teacher who once unsuccessfully ran for mayor of an area village will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for attempting to entice an underaged former student to engage in sexual activity.
Putnam County resident Charles Hustis III, a former educator and village board member in Cold Spring, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted receipt of child pornography from a former student.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said that between Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, and Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, Hustis, then age 36, communicated over Facebook Messenger with a 16-year-old minor.
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A 37-year-old Cold Spring resident heads to prison over predatory behavior. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
COLD SPRING, NY A former village trustee and substitute teacher was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for attempted receipt of child pornography from a former student.
Charles Hustis communicated with a 16-year-old over Facebook Messenger in December 2019. Hustis sent the teen sexual images, including photographs of himself, and solicited photos from the teen. According to the complaint, the teen reported the solicitation to the Putnam County Sheriff s Office and an FBI agent took over the teen s Facebook account to communicate with Hustis while posing as the minor. SEE: Former Teacher Accused Of Arranging Sex With Teen.