Accused Brooklyn Rapist Released on Technicality

Mohammed Izzeddin, 22, was freed after prosecutors failed to file an indictment within the required six-day timeline.

Mohammed Izzeddin, 22, accused of raping a 49-year-old woman in Brooklyn, has been released on supervised release due to a technicality.
Izzeddin was arrested on Dec. 28 but wasn't formally charged until around 1 p.m., causing the six-day timeline for prosecutors to file an indictment to run out.
Under New York state law, an indictment must be filed no later than six days after someone is placed in custody.
Izzeddin's lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, successfully argued that the District Attorney's Office missed the deadline to file an indictment.
It is unclear why prosecutors waited so long to file the indictment.