ALBANY, N.Y. – A repeat child molester and rapist from Rensselaer County was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison.
Charles Wager, 57, of Castleton-on-Hudson, was convicted in February 2023 of trying to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Wager exchanged thousands of sexually explicit text messages with someone he believed to be a 10-year-old girl and her mother in January and February 2021, according to prosecutors. Wager told the person what sexual acts he would do, sent nude pictures of himself and said he would provide the child toys and treats for having sex with him…