PEEKSKILL: Former Police Officer Admits To Sexually Attacking A Woman Multiple Times And Threatening To Arrest Her

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER: An ex-Peekskill cop admitted he sexually abused and stalked a woman while on duty and in uniform, threatening to arrest her unless she complied with his sexual demands. 

Michael Agovino, 35, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in exchange for a seven-year sentence in state prison with 15 years post-release supervision.

Agovino, who has to register as a sex offender as part of his deal,

The Peekskill police officer had met the woman in July 2019 while he investigated a theft in which she was a suspect.

After he met the woman in public, he drove her to her home in the squad car, according to the initial allegations.

Once inside, Agovino allegedly forced her to strip so that he could search her then groped her and commented she “had beautiful breasts,” the complaint against him said.

He returned and unlawfully entered her home on two other occasions and threatened to arrest her, demanding oral sex from her during one of the visits, the complaint also said.

The victim recorded him in January 2020 during a third visit where he told her to strip, then grabbed her against her will, according to the complaint.

The cop was arrested in Feb. 15, 2020, and resigned from the Peekskill police force in 2021.

Agovino is scheduled for sentencing in front of Judge Barry Warhit on June 23.