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Pedophile Charges Against NY Parole Official Raise Eyebrows, Questions

By David Badertscher, PLL

<p>Source: Crime & Justice News</p> <p>"<font size="1">Former New York assemblyman and state parole </font></p> <p>board member Chris Ortloff had long embraced a law-</p> <p>and-order stance as part of his political persona, and </p> <p>it served him well for years, reports the Albany Times-</p> <p>Union. But now, Ortloff, 61, is a criminal defendant </p> <p>who is accused of trying to arrange a sexual encounter </p> <p>with two children, aged 11 and 12. Aside from the </p> <p>shock that a former lawmaker, who two years ago </p> <p>said ''government must do more to keep dangerous, </p> <p>sexually violent predators away from children and </p> <p>women," stands accused of being a predator, Ortloff's </p> <p>case raises several questions.</p> <p>Ortloff on Thursday resigned from his $101,600 part-</p> <p>time job on the parole board. He had been appointed </p> <p>to a six-year term by former Gov. George Pataki in </p> <p>2006. Prison reform advocates said if Ortloff is </p> <p>convicted of being a sex predator or of possessing </p> <p>child pornography, it could open the door for lawsuits </p> <p>by inmates questioning decisions that he made while </p> <p>on the parole board. 'If I were a sex offender then I </p> <p>would see grounds for an Article 78,' said Glenn </p> <p>Martin, vice president of the Fortune Society, which </p> <p>promotes incarceration alternatives."</p> <p>Albany Times-Union - <u><font color="#ff0000" size="1">http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001YBtxkiXt-meBEKzSxdqUMOWPn47kq7o30TNQC5_mmEL7W59LPO8SeStaF0AZWgRlLD_Y_RmV7t8Pl0k3PKCMS-Jo_IAvEbcWVuixnRUm03dFenxEjpOw_aA2tYVBowOzTZAJQCg9yaclNEjzK-rVvGDWYQeOGIxOB4k-so89Qo6k7_mWB6z_u8BbUeeRLHKs</font></u><font size="1"> </font></p>

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on October 17, 2008 (boomark / email).