Ishmael Francis, 29, was indicted on Monday, October 21 on two counts of
second-degree r@pe and related charges after carrying out the attack on the
young teen last month, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office said.
Francis and the little boy exchanged messages around 11 p.m. on
September 18 before the suspect went to where the victim lives and lurked in
the stairwell, prosecutors alleged.
When the boy walked down that stairwell to throw out the trash, the
suspect allegedly s@xually assaulted him, the district attorney’s office said.
He then allegedly stole the victim’s phone and fled after he heard the
13-year-old’s family looking for him.
The child was taken to Jacobi Hospital for treatment and the alleged
perpetrator was arrested days later on September 24 after the online messages
helped identify him, according to the district attorney’s office.
“This defendant is charged with raping a 13-year-old boy whom he engaged
online and then went to his building,” District Attorney Darcel Clark said in a
statement.
“This child has suffered trauma and we will do all we can to help him
through this ordeal.”
Francis is also facing charges of two counts of third-degree r@pe, two counts of s@xual misconduct, endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree grand larceny.
Supervised release was extended for Francis
during a court appearance on Monday . His next court date is Jan. 7, 2025.
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