Ex-Saugerties Cop Pleads Guilty In Sex Crime Case Involving Minor: DA

ULSTER COUNTY, NY — A former Saugerties police officer accused of having sexual contact with a minor pleaded guilty Monday.

Sydney Mills, 54, of Saugerties, entered the plea to second-degree criminal sexual act, a felony, in a proceeding in Ulster County Court, according to the Ulster County District Attorney’s office.

Mills is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 2. If he had not entered a guilty plea, his case was slated to go to trial later this month.

In July 2025, a grand jury indicted Mills. According to prosecutors, Mills engaged in oral sexual conduct with a minor under age 15 in 2022. He was employed at the time as a police officer.

District Attorney Emmanuel Nneji’s office indicated the victim showed “admirable strength” coming forward to report what happened to her.

“A man sworn to protect the most vulnerable of our community dishonored that oath,” Nneji said.