MONTICELLO, NY — Members of the Monticello Police Department arrested Izchak Krishevsky, 62, of Brooklyn, NY on July 14. Krishevsky was charged with the felony of patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone and a misdemeanor for endangering the welfare of a child. 

At 7:30 p.m. Thursday Monticello Police received a report that Krishevsky had approached a 16-year-old female who was sitting at a table located at the softball field of the Monticello High school in the Village of Monticello. Krishevsky had offered to pay the victim money to engage in sexual activity. The female victim immediately walked away from Krishevsky and contacted family members by phone about the incident, who then alerted Monticello Police. Responding officers located Krishevsky on Forestburgh Road at the intersection of Terry Lane where he was being detained by a family member of the victim. 

Krishevsky was arrested and in accordance with NYS Bail Reform guidelines was issued an appearance ticket to return in the Village of Monticello Justice Court on Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. An investigation is continuing and anyone else who may possibly had been approached by Krishevsky in a similar manner is asked to call Monticello Police at 845-794-4422.

The filing of an accusatory instrument is merely an accusation and every person arrested is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Author: Lt. Mark Johnstone, Village of Monticello Police Dept.