WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) – State and local authorities are investigating how a convicted rapist from Oregon failed to register as a sex offender in New York and was allowed to serve as a foster parent in an upstate county for four years before it was discovered.
“We are treating this matter very seriously,” said Brian Marchetti, a spokesman for the state’s Office of Children and Family Services. “Children’s’ safety and well-being are always our top priority. Every child deserves to be protected from sexual predators.”
Marchetti said the agency began its own review Wednesday to determine why the Jefferson County Social Services Department certified Nicholas A. Chaney as a foster parent.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies were investigating whether Chaney broke New York law by not registering here as a sex offender and whether he became a foster parent illegally, said Lt. Michael Petersen.
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