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Snapchat Meetup At Library On Long Island Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators.
Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…
Family Feared Him Missing — He Was Arrested In Undercover Child Sex Sting At NJ Hotel, AG Says
All Bruce Drelich's family knew on Friday, May 2 was that he'd gone to New Jersey to meet an "online acquaintance" before he disappeared, according to a missing person's post on social media.
And then, they learned why.
The Philadelphia resident is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after authorities say he tried to meet a 12-year-old girl in a Bordentown, NJ hotel for sex. That girl was actually an undercover agent, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Tuesday, June 10.
So, on May 2, when Drehlich arrived at the hotel, he was taken into custody by authori…
