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.
Bravo was arraigned in the Town of Philipstown Court and remanded to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail, a $50,000 bond, or a $50,000 partially secured bond. An order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim.