Ballston Spa man sentenced in 2023 sexual abuse case
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- A Ballston Spa man will face prison time for child sex abuse charges. Stanley Palmer, 33, was sentenced Thursday to serve one year and six months in prison.
In December 2023, Palmer was arrested by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office after an investigation determined Palmer allegedly had sexual contact with a female under the age of 13 in July 2023.
At the time of his arrest, he was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree, a class D violent felony. Almost a year later, in November 2024, Palmer pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to deputies, Palmer knew the victim. At sentencing, he was also sentenced to 10 years of probation.
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