Sex Offender, Former Croton Kung Fu Teacher, Moves To Putnam

MAHOPAC, NY — A violent sex offender has reported moving to Putnam County from Westchester. Frank DeMaria was found guilty in 2012 of abusing students at a martial arts studio in Croton-on-Hudson.

DeMaria's conviction stemmed from sexual contact with four 9-year-old girls in October 2010. Victims told police he "instructed them, on more than one occasion, to grab his penis and to squeeze and pull repeatedly," then-Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore said at the time.

On the Division of Criminal Justice Services website, DeMaria, 75, is classified as a sexually violent offender at Risk Level 3, meaning he is considered at "high risk of repeat offense."

He was living in Valhalla before moving to 29 Fairway Drive in Mahopac. The Carmel Police Department now has jurisdiction.

Before his arrest and incarceration, he lived in Ossining on Van Cortlandt Avenue.

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• Croton Martial Arts Teacher Arraigned on Sex Assault Charges
  
• Croton Martial Arts Instructor Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Students

PHOTO: Frank DeMaria/ New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services