Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Former Officer Dennis Tasker Charged with Sex Abuse Involving Child

KINGSTON, N.Y.

A former upstate police officer is charged with multiple counts of sex abuse involving at least one child.

Dennis Tasker of New Paltz was charged Monday with two counts of felony criminal sexual act and one count of sexual course of conduct to a child. He's also charged with sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a minor. He was being held in Ulster County Jail without bail.

State police say the 61-year-old performed sexual acts on a child during a 12- to 18-month period. Tasker was previously a police officer with the New Paltz and Town of Ulster police departments. He resigned from the Town of Ulster department after he was accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend.

New Paltz court officials had no attorney listed for him as of Tuesday afternoon.

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