Posted on: October 23, 2026 08:00 AM

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State Police in Cortlandt arrest Peekskill man following child sexual abuse investigation

On October 3, 2026, the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) in Cortlandt announced the arrest of Julio Hipolito Amaya Bravo, 53, of Lake Peekskill, New York, for Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (sexual contact with a child less than 11 years old), a class D felony, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.

The investigation began in September 2026 after State Police received a report that Bravo had engaged in sexual contact with a child under the age of 11 in the town of Putnam Valley.

From NYSP