20-Year-Old Charged With Rape Threaten Victim With Machete In Region, Police Say

A 20-year-old man has been charged with rape after allegedly physically and sexually assaulting a victim in the region while threatening that person with a machete.

A man from the region was arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting a victim while threatening them with a machete.
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Kathy Reakes

08/23/2022 9:15 a.m.

Sullivan County resident Joseph Callas, age 20, of Bloomingburg, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 22 in the town of Mamakating.

Callas was arrested after state police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in Mamakating, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.

An investigation revealed that Callas threatened the victim with a machete and physically and sexually assaulted the victim, Nevel said.

He was charged with:

Rape
Menacing
Criminal obstruction of breath
Assault
Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image.

Callas was remanded to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $35,000 cash, $70,000 bond, and a $120,000 partially secured bond.

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