Overview
- Eric McMichael, 27, was arrested Friday in Brooklyn and arraigned Saturday night on expanded counts after a 12-year-old was raped in a Cooper Park Houses stairwell.
- Prosecutors say McMichael threatened to shoot the child, an eyewitness intervened, a parole officer identified him from surveillance, and he is being held without bail with a court date Thursday.
- McMichael previously pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexual abuse and burglary in a separate case and had outstanding sentencing obligations while living in a shelter, according to records.
- In the Bronx, William Credle, 24, pleaded not guilty after being charged with raping and imprisoning a 15-year-old he met online, whom he allegedly lured with a car service and held for nearly 24 hours.
- Police say Credle was awaiting sentencing in a prior case involving a minor; he is held on $50,000 cash or $200,000 bond, investigators are seeking additional victims, and both child victims were treated at hospitals in stable condition.