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'Serial Rapist' Convicted Of 3 Violent Long Island Incidents 'Serial Rapist' Convicted Of 3 Violent Long Island Incidents
'Serial Rapist' Convicted Of 3 Violent Long Island Incidents A 36-year-old "serial rapist" was found guilty Friday, Sept. 6, of raping three women on Long Island after DNA linked him to the attacks, some of which stretch back nearly a decade, authorities said.  Queens resident Adell Hardwick, age 36, was convicted of three counts of rape, predatory sexual assault, and three counts of criminal sexual act, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office said.  He faces up to 25 years to life in prison when he's sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 26.  DA Anne Donnelly said Hardwick used his knowledge of Hempstead to carry out his attacks in …

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by Josh Lanier
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Long Island Man Strangles, Rapes Woman On Drive Home After Befriending Hospital Patient: Cops Long Island Man Strangles, Rapes Woman On Drive Home After Befriending Hospital Patient: Cops
Long Island Man Strangles, Rapes Woman On Drive Home After Befriending Hospital Patient: Cops A Long Island man is locked up without bail after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he met while the two were hospitalized. Rupert Cruz, age 63, of Coram, was arraigned on rape and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 21. According to prosecutors, Cruz met the 32-year-old victim in June 2023 while they were both patients at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson. He reportedly offered her a ride home when they were discharged, and she accepted. Once inside the car, Cruz allegedly gave the woman a drink from an opened soda can and began making sexual advances, whi…

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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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Statewide Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For First-Degree Rape Statewide Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For First-Degree Rape
Statewide Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Man Wanted For First-Degree Rape Have you seen him? New York State Police issued an alert on Friday, April 29 seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ulster County resident Luis D. Fernandez, age 46, of Kingston.  Fernandez failed to appear in the Greene County Court after being released on bail and is wanted for multiple felony charges including: Predatory sexual assault against a child, a Class A felony,  Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, a Class B felony,  Four counts of rape in the first degree, a Class B felony.  He is also wanted by the Greene County Sheriff’s Off…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arrested For Raping 77-Year-Old Long Island Woman Multiple Times, Police Say Man Arrested For Raping 77-Year-Old Long Island Woman Multiple Times, Police Say
Man Arrested For Raping 77-Year-Old Long Island Woman Multiple Times, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 77-year-old woman multiple times after breaking into her Long Island home. Kenneth Saquon Mallete, homeless, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, for the rape that took place on Saturday, March 21 in Roosevelt, said the Nassau County Police. Mallete was nabbed following an investigation by officers with the Special Victims Squad, First Squad detectives, and the NYPD, police said. According to detectives, Mallete allegedly entered a Conlon Road residence through a rear window. He then made his way up the second floor of the residenc…

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by Kathy Reakes