A Whitney Point man is accused of having sexual contact with a child.

New York State Police say 51-year-old Jess Tong Junior is charged with felony sex abuse for an alleged incident involving a child under the age of 13 in the Town of Triangle.

Tong was arrested on March 9th.

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Stacker ranked the most expensive climate disasters by the billions since 1980 by the total cost of all damages, adjusted for inflation, based on 2021 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The list starts with Hurricane Sally, which caused $7.3 billion in damages in 2020, and ends with a devastating 2005 hurricane that caused $170 billion in damage and killed at least 1,833 people. Keep reading to discover the 50 of the most expensive climate disasters in recent decades in the U.S.

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