Convicted sex offenders in Taghkanic face new charges | hudsonvalley360.com

John R. Vogt, 74, and Mark T. Vogt, 45, of Taghkanic, were both charged Oct. 9 with three counts of possession of obscene sexual performance by a child under 16, a class E felony.

After receiving a tip, State Police investigators determined that John Vogt and Mark Vogt were both in possession of child pornography.

New York State Police Troop K Public Information Officer Aaron Hicks said in an email Friday that the two men were on the sex offender registry.

John R. Vogt, a Level 1 sex offender, was convicted in May 2018 of possession of a sexual performance of a child, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Registry.

According to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, a Level 1 sex offender is considered a low risk to reoffend and must remain on the registry for 20 years. His registration status was listed as active.

Mark T. Vogt is listed on the registry as a Level 3 sex offender, the highest risk level on the registry. The risk level for the registry is determined by a judge after a court hearing, and a Level 3 sex offender is considered a high risk of recidivism and a threat to public safety, according to the New York State Division of Criminal. Justice services.

Mark T. Vogt was arrested in April 2000 by the Ulster County Family Violence Investigative Unit Task Force and charged with three counts of solicitation of a sexual performance by a child under the age of 17, a class D felony, and three counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child under 16 years of age, a Class E misdemeanor, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry.

Mark T. Vogt was indicted in Ulster County Court on the charges in May 2000, according to documents from the Ulster County Clerk’s Office.

He was also charged and convicted in December 2000 with one count of first-degree criminal sexual act with a victim under 11 years old, a class B felony, and one count of using a child under 17 in a sex act. , a class C felony, sexual abuse in the first degree, a class D misdemeanor and one count of possessing sexual performance by a child under 16, a class E misdemeanor, according to the state Department of Sex Offender Registry of the Criminal Justice Services.

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According to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Mark T. Vogt was sentenced to a maximum sentence of 20 years for several charges, including first-degree sodomy, a class B felony, first-degree sexual abuse and a class D felony. , use of a child in a sexual performance, a class C felony, and possession of a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony.

He became eligible for parole in May 2017 and was released on parole on August 14, 2019, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision search.

Parolee Mark T. Vogt was dismissed on November 18, 2021, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision parole search.

His victims in 2000 were two boys, ages 2 and 5, and a 9-year-old girl, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry.

If convicted, the penalty for a Class E felony is a maximum of four years in prison, according to New York Penal Code.

Both men will appear in the Taghkanic court on November 7.

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