Celio Monroy-Huit, 48, of Riverhead, was charged with endangering the...

Celio Monroy-Huit, 48, of Riverhead, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.  Credit: RPD

A Riverhead man left his toddler unattended Saturday night at a Long Island Rail Road right of way on Maple Avenue in Riverhead, police said.

The child was found shortly before 7 p.m. by a passing motorist, who called law enforcement, according to Town of Riverhead police. 

Celio Monroy-Huit, 48, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

The toddler was turned over to the custody of the child's mother, police said.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday’s Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann’s guilty plea in court.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas, File Footage; News12; Photo Credit: James Carbone; John Roca; Handout

'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday’s Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann’s guilty plea in court.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas, File Footage; News12; Photo Credit: James Carbone; John Roca; Handout

'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.

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