A South Nyack man convicted for the sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child, began his 3 year prison term after the New York Court of Appeals refused to hear his case, the Rockland County Times reports.
Todd Retallack, 51, of 32 Terrace Drive, South Nyack, was arrested in May of 2011 and charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, Patch reported.
According to reports, Retallack, a former church youth leader, was babysitting a friend's daughter in 2009 when he molested the child.
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Since filing for an appeal to have his conviction overturned, he was being monitored with an ankle bracelet, however, after his the court refused to hear his case, he must now begin serving his three-year prison sentence.
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