Crime & Safety

20-Year-Old Man Arrested, Accused Of Rape Of 14-Year-Old Victim: Police

Town of Montgomery police collaborated with the Orange County Child Abuse Unit to investigate the sex abuse case.

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The Town of Montgomery Police Department says that 20-year-old Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, of Wallkill, was arrested on June 16.
The Town of Montgomery Police Department says that 20-year-old Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, of Wallkill, was arrested on June 16. (Town of Montgomery Police Department)

TOWN OF MONTGOMERY, NY — An Orange County man has been accused of sexually abusing a young girl, according to police.

The Town of Montgomery Police Department says that 20-year-old Ryan Geoffrey Hablow, of Wallkill, was arrested on June 16.

In collaboration with the Orange County Child Abuse Unit, police investigated a complaint about a man who had engaged in a sexual act with a 14-year-old victim.

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Hablow was arrested and charged with felony second-degree rape.

Police say he was then remanded to the Orange County Jail on $2,000 cash bail.

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