Prostitution case against Oswego landlord Doug Waterbury likely to be dismissed
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Waterbury’s case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal on Jan. 21 in Oswego City Court.
In 2019, Waterbury, 60, settled two sexual harassment lawsuits that spanned 30 years and more than 50 tenants and other victims, who told Department of Justice lawyers and advocates from CNY Fair Housing that Waterbury coerced them into having sex by threatening them with homelessness.
But those lawsuits are civil, not criminal. Waterbury has no criminal record. As long as Waterbury doesn’t commit any criminal activity for the next six months, the patronizing a prostitute and public lewdness charges levied against him in December will be dismissed and his case sealed, Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes said.