Overview
- Police say the 24-year-old met the New Jersey teen online and sent a car service to bring her to his Belmont apartment.
- The criminal complaint alleges he raped her multiple times, blocked her from leaving, hid her tablet and punched her in the head.
- Prosecutors say the girl was given marijuana and a drink from a Snapple bottle that left her woozy, describing possible drugging.
- Her parents traced the tablet’s GPS, New Jersey police issued an AMBER Alert, and NYPD officers rescued her and arrested the suspect late Tuesday.
- He pleaded not guilty in Bronx Criminal Court, bail was set at $50,000 cash or $200,000 bond, and police released his photo while urging other victims to contact the NYPD Sex Crimes Hotline.