HARPURSVILLE (NY)
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin [Binghamton NY]
September 5, 2025
By Jillian McCarthy
Three Broome County men, including a Harpursville church pastor, face attempted rape charges following joint investigations with the New York State Police, FBI and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation announced on Sept. 4 the results of the investigations, which targeted people using social media to lure children for sexual acts.
Ronald E. Wenzinger, 70, of Binghamton; John J. Tremark, 39, of Binghamton; and Juan A. Bolanoszul, 38, of Endicott were charged with second-degree attempted rape. The cases are not related.
New York State Police said Wenzinger is a reverend at the United Methodist Church in Harpursville.
In a letter posted on the church’s Facebook page April 6, Wenzinger announced he would be leaving the ministry between June 30 and Sept. 14 for “a new mission field involving low-income housing” after three years as pastor at the church.
State police said at this time, investigators have “no indication that Wenzinger committed additional crimes against children.”
Harpursville United Methodist Church directed a request for comment to the United Methodists of Upper New York, who have not yet returned a request for comment.
Wenzinger and Tremark were taken into custody on Aug. 28. Bolanoszul was taken into custody on Aug. 29.
All three men were taken to the Broome County jail for centralized arraignment.