Riverhead man charged with raping girl, 11
A Riverhead man is under arrest, charged with raping an 11-year-old girl in the Riverhead area, police said.
Riverhead Town police said Rufino Martinez-Ortiz, 23, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with first-degree rape. It was not clear how Martinez-Ortiz came into contact with the victim or when and where the alleged rape was.
The girl was not identified because she is a minor and a victim of an alleged sex crime.
Police said an investigation revealed that Martinez-Ortiz "had previously had forcible intercourse" with the girl.
Martinez-Ortiz is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday.
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'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.
