ALBANY, N.Y. — A Gloversville man has been sentenced in Albany County Court to a state prison term for attempting to engage in sexual contact with a minor. Prosecutors said 54-year-old Kristian Walker responded in August 2023 to a post on a social media website that described a woman who was interested in illegal sexual activity involving a child. Following an investigation, Walker was charged and brought to trial on a top count of attempted criminal sexual act in the first degree, a serious felony under New York law that targets efforts to commit sexual offenses against children. After a two-day trial in May, a jury found Walker guilty of the attempted criminal sexual act charge, and the court proceeded to sentencing based on that verdict. Walker has been ordered to serve five years in state prison, to be followed by 15 years of post-release supervision, according to NEWS10 ABC. The sentence includes a lengthy period of monitoring once Walker is released, reflecting the court’s focus on long-term community protection and oversight in cases involving attempted sexual offenses against minors.

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