child sex crime

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defended the pardon of Tou Lue Vang, a man convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 10-year-old girl, after the Trump administration deported him to Laos. Vang received a pardon from Minnesota's Board of Pardons in June, but federal officials later revoked his legal status and deported him. Walz questioned the deportation's impact on safety and argued the pardon was not tied to immigration policy.

A former Saugerties police officer has pleaded guilty to committing a felony sex crime against a child. The admission was made according to the Ulster County District Attorney's Office.