Slingerlands man gets 15 years in prison for sexually abusing child

A Slingerlands man was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a 6-year-old child.

Daniel Fuino, 75, had admitted last year in federal court that between the summer of 2022 and April 2023, he babysat a girl. Fuino forced the girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct to produce child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors said the girl reported the abuse after she attended an elementary school presentation on inappropriate touching. After agents came to search his home, Fuino admitted that he touched the victim’s genitals.

Fuino also must pay nearly $37,000 in restitution to the victim and was fined over $5,000.