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Town worker accused of sex abuse still on job

Jeffrey Starzee, an 18-year employee of the highway

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Jeffrey Starzee, an 18-year employee of the highway department, has pleaded not guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.(March 15, 2013)

A longtime Shelter Island highway employee accused last month of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl remains on the job, a decision angering the girl's mother and other residents.

Jeffrey Starzee, 47, continues to work full time in the department and draw his $61,000-a-year salary following his Feb. 22 arrest stemming from accusations he fondled the Shelter Island girl over her clothing in...

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