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Judge finds East Amherst man guilty of child sex abuse

Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on Friday found Tariq Nawaz guilty of one count of predatory sexual assault.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — An East Amherst man faces a maximum of 25-years-to-life behind bars after a judge found him guilty of sex abuse.

Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case rendered his verdict Friday against 48-year-old Tariq Nawaz following a nearly four-week non-jury trial.

Nawaz was found guilty of one count of predatory sexual assault against a child and Eendangering the welfare of a child.

Over a period of about three months, Nawaz engaged in two or more sex acts with a child less than 17 years of age.

Judge Case also issued an order of protection on behalf of the victim.

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