Registered Sex Offender Accused of New Crime in Cortlandt

CORTLANDT, NY – A Level 2 sex offender living in Verplanck faces accusations of sexual conduct with a teenage boy. New York state police arrested Kenneth Brody April 22 and charged him with three felony counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the 2nd Degree. Brody is the third registered sex offender in Westchester to be accused of a repeat sex crime in the past two months.

State police from the Cortlandt barracks said they arrested Brody after partnering with the Westchester County Child Advocacy Center to investigate a sexual offense reported to NYSP. They allege that their detailed investigation found that Brody, currently a Level 2 sex offender, subjected a teenage boy under the age of 15 to sexual contact on several occasions in the Town of Cortlandt.

Brody was first arrested in 1992 in Greenburgh and accused of having sexual contact with an 8-year-old boy, according to the state's Sex Offender Registry. He was sentenced to five years probation. He was put on the Registry at Level 2, moderate risk of repeat offense.

Brody was arraigned in the Cortlandt Justice Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail without bail. This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information regarding Brody is encouraged to contact the State Police at (914) 769-2600. All calls can remain confidential.

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