A Massapequa man was indicted Tuesday for displaying up on the Amityville residence of a 12-year-old boy he’d linked with on a cell app and who was alone in the home, raping the boy after which demanding cash.
A grand jury indicted Marquise Utsey, 34, for 2 counts every of first-degree rape and sexual abuse, one rely of theft, and one misdemeanor rely of endangering the welfare of a kid, the Suffolk County District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.
“The conduct alleged in this indictment reflects utterly reprehensible behavior and a profound betrayal of basic human decency,” Suffolk County District Legal professional Raymond Tierney stated in an announcement. “The defendant was a complete stranger who allegedly used a mobile app to gain access to a child for his own sick benefit.”
Prosecutors stated Utsey and the kid had linked on a social media and relationship app, with out specifying the platform or divulging particulars of what led as much as that evening.
Utsey confirmed up on the boy’s door Saturday night, Dec. 6, prosecutors stated, when the kid’s mother and father weren’t residence. As soon as inside, Utsey allegedly raped the boy, then demanded cash. The tween, “fearing for his own safety,” discovered some money in a member of the family’s bed room and handed it over and Utsey left.
The 12-year-old spilled all to his mother and father once they acquired residence, they usually known as police, who “soon located Utsey, placing him under arrest,” the DA’s assertion stated.
Utsey is represented by the Authorized Help Society of Suffolk County. At his arraignment Tuesday he pleaded not responsible earlier than Appearing Supreme Court docket Justice Karen Wilutis, who ordered him held on $750,000 money, $1.5 million bond or $7.5 million partially secured bond whereas the case is pending. Utsey faces 25 years behind bars on the highest rely alone if convicted, the DA’s workplace stated.
“Our office will hold anyone who exploits technology to prey on children fully accountable,” Tierney stated. “We will pursue justice aggressively to protect our community and its most vulnerable members.”
