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Long Island Man Admits Raping 11-Year-Old Multiple Times Long Island Man Admits Raping 11-Year-Old Multiple Times
Long Island Man Admits Raping 11-Year-Old Multiple Times A man from Long Island faces a decade behind bars after he admitted to repeatedly raping a young girl over the course of a year. The man, a 20-year-old from East Hampton, entered his guilty plea on Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. According to his guilty plea, the man (who has not been named in order to protect the victim’s identity) met and began talking to his victim when he was 18 and she was 11. He would talk to the girl over the phone and tell her that she was his girlfriend. Then, in November 2021, he began to ask the girl if she would have sex w…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Man Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Cousin For Years While Babysitting On Long Island Man Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Cousin For Years While Babysitting On Long Island
Man Admits Raping 5-Year-Old Cousin For Years While Babysitting On Long Island A 20-year-old Long Island man has pleaded guilty to raping his younger cousin for years while he was supposed to be babysitting, even going as far as threatening to kill her and her beloved pet cat if she told anyone, officials announced. On Friday, July 28, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced that the man, whose name has not been released, had entered his guilty plea for first-degree rape, a violent felony. According to court documents and the plea itself, the 20-year-old moved in and started living with the victim and his family in August 2018. While living with the family, …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Face Paint-Wearing Rapist Admits Breaking Into Long Island Home, Sexually Assaulting Woman Face Paint-Wearing Rapist Admits Breaking Into Long Island Home, Sexually Assaulting Woman
Face Paint-Wearing Rapist Admits Breaking Into Long Island Home, Sexually Assaulting Woman Nearly three years after a woman was raped inside her Long Island home, the man who broke in and attacked her has confessed. Joseph Johnson, age 33, of Wyandanch, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 28. According to prosecutors, Johnson admitted to breaking into the victim’s Wyandanch home on Sept. 19, 2020. He then raped the woman before stealing cash and fleeing. After the break-in, the victim put up several security cameras in and around her home. Two days later, Johnson returned to the property and cut their wires or turned them away from the hom…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Long Island DA Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Long Island DA
Man Caught In Act Raping Stepdaughter After Decade Of Sexual Abuse: Long Island DA A Long Island man is facing dozens of criminal charges after he was allegedly caught raping his stepdaughter following years of sexual abuse, authorities said. The Center Moriches man, who prosecutors are not naming to protect the victim’s identity, was arraigned on nearly 50 criminal counts in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 7. According to the Suffolk County DA’s Office, the defendant began sexually abusing his stepdaughter “on a regular basis” when she was 7 years old, and continued doing so over the next decade. The abuse eventually escalated to more “aggressive sexual behavior…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Long Island Judge Rules Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Long Island Judge Rules
Child Rapist Who Confessed In Secret Recordings Gets 50 Years, Long Island Judge Rules A Long Island man will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a young girl whose secret audio recordings led to his conviction. The Suffolk County man, who the DA’s office is not naming in order to protect the identity of the victim, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Friday, June 2. It followed his April 2023 jury conviction on multiple charges, including first-degree rape. According to prosecutors, the defendant began sexually abusing the victim when she was 10 years old. The abuse continued until the child was 11. The defendant later made “incriminatin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island Father Admits Raping Biological Daughter After Giving Her Sleeping Pills Long Island Father Admits Raping Biological Daughter After Giving Her Sleeping Pills
Long Island Father Admits Raping Biological Daughter After Giving Her Sleeping Pills A Long Island father could spend years behind bars after admitting that he raped his biological daughter. The 45-year-old South Huntington resident, who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 31. According to the DA’s office, the defendant admitted that his 21-year-old daughter was spending the night with him in February 2022 when he gave her an Advil PM. The woman later awoke to her father rubbing her back and her buttocks. When she realized what was happening, the man pinne…

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by Michael Mashburn
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After Raping 6-Year-Old, Long Island Man Gave Victim 'Pocket Change,' DA Says After Raping 6-Year-Old, Long Island Man Gave Victim 'Pocket Change,' DA Says
After Raping 6-Year-Old, Long Island Man Gave Victim 'Pocket Change,' DA Says A Long Island man is facing more than a decade in prison after admitting that he raped a 6-year-old girl. Jose Romero, age 34, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, April 12. According to prosecutors, Romero sexually abused the child in October 2021, and then gave her “pocket change” and told her not to tell her parents. The girl immediately reported the abuse to her parents, who then contacted police. She was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where a sexual assault examination linked Romero’s DNA to the crime, prosecutors said. “…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Bay Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl Bay Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl
Bay Shore Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl A 44-year-old Long Island man has admitted he sexually abused a 12-year-old girl. Omar Stevenson, of Bay Shore, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, according to an announcement from Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney on Tuesday, Nov. 22. “This defendant exploited a young girl who trusted him as a father figure. While his reprehensible actions can never be undone, hopefully this plea will bring some sense of closure to the child,” Tierney said. “The defendant is expected to serve a substantial prison sentence for his actions, ensuring that he is separated from both the …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Man Who Raped, Threatened To Kill Foreign National Sentenced Long Island Man Who Raped, Threatened To Kill Foreign National Sentenced
Long Island Man Who Raped, Threatened To Kill Foreign National Sentenced A Long Island man who prosecutors said threatened to kill a foreign national before he raped her will spend the next two decades in prison. Suffolk County resident Pelencho Contrera, age 65, of Brentwood, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Wednesday, Aug. 3 after a jury convicted him of multiple sex crimes, including first-degree rape. Prosecutors said the 18-year-old victim was in the United States visiting family in Bay Shore in August 2018 when Contrera asked her to accompany him to the supermarket. Instead, he drove the victim to the Sunrise Inn in West Babylon and threatened to kil…

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by Michael Mashburn