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Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Imprisonment, Assault, Attempted Rape
A Westchester man was found guilty of allegedly holding a woman against her will, assaulting her and attempting to rape her.
Thomas Jessamy, 58, was found guilty by a jury of attempted rape, unlawful imprisonment and two counts of assault for a four-hour incident last year when he terrorized a woman in his Mount Vernon home.
Between 5:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. on June 21 last year, Jessamy committed a series of crimes against his victim in his South Tenth Avenue home. Jessamy invited his victim to his apartment, where he assaulted her, demanded she remove her clothes, and attempted to rape her.…