Southeast Man Charged With Rape

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Town of Southeast man on a charge of rape.

On November 11, 2015 at 6:50 a.m., Criminal Investigators from the Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) arrested Ronaldo Araely Lopez-Miguel, 20, of 785 Route 22 in the Town of Southeast and charged him with Rape in the Second Degree, a felony; Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree, a misdemeanor; and with Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, a misdemeanor. Lopez-Miguel’s arrest was the result of an investigation that was initiated on November 9, 2015 when the father of a 13 year old female resident of Putnam County reported that his daughter was involved in a sexual relationship with Lopez-Miguel. Lopez-Miguel was arraigned by Town of Southeast Justice Richard Vercollone and committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000.00 cash or bond. A detainer was placed on Lopez-Miguel by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the man was identified as an illegal alien. Lopez-Miguel is scheduled to appear in the Town of Southeast Justice Court to answer the charges on December 8, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.

If found guilty of the misdemeanor charges, the defendants could each face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.00.