James Hockenbury

James Hockenbury

For committing a criminal sex act with a child, James Hockenbury of Guilderland will spend 15 years in state prison, not the 10 agreed upon by his attorney and the Albany County District Attorney’s Office, Judge Peter A. Lynch decided Wednesday morning.

James Hockenbury

ALBANY — James Hockenbury, 49, of Guilderland Center, now stands accused of sexually abusing more than one young boy.

The case of James Hockenbury of Guilderland Center, who is charged with a criminal sex act involving a 3-year-old boy he was babysitting, may come to trial in 2017, since Hockenbury rejected a plea deal on Wednesday.

James Hockenbury — who police say worked in child care for 30 years — was arrested by Guilderland Police on April 19 and charged with a first-degree criminal sexual act, a felony.

The 48-year-old has worked in childcare for 30 years, according to the Guilderland Police.

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