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Today at 7:55 AM  Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in the monitoring of a man charged with killing Liverpool librarian Lori Bresnahan raping a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking at Great Northern Mall in Clay.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  59-4 vote would allow prosecutors quicker access to sealed juvenile court records in sex crime cases.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The attorney for a man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother in an upstate New York carjacking wants to add an expert on death penalty cases to the defense team in case federal prosecutors bring more charges and seek his execution.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Lawmakers are responding to our series of exclusive interviews this week with the man who was first on the scene the night of the Clay horrors.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Based on what he knows right now, Congressman Dan Maffei (D - Syracuse) says it appears someone or some people at the New York Northern Probation Office in Syracuse should be fired following the murder, rape and carjacking tragedy in Clay.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  In part three of Michael Benny’s exclusive interview with Bill Cregg, the man who was first on the scene of the Clay carjacking, rape, and murder says he is taking action.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian and raping a 10-year-old girl.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  An East Syracuse man is accused of possessing child porn.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A Phoenix man has been arrested and charged with knowingly distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography via the internet.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  30 year old arrested for possessing, sharing videos

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Town of Salina man is charged with having and sharing child porn.

Friday, April 12, 2013  David Renz, 29, was arraigned in Onondaga County Court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty. Renz appeared in court shackled at the waist and wrists and stood quietly as his attorney entered the not guilty plea.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The man accused of murdering a Liverpool school librarian and raping a 10-year-old girl last month has been indicted by a grand jury.