Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Raping A Juvenile In East Quogue: Police

He was arrested on Wednesday, police say.

EAST QUOGUE, NY — An East Patchogue man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with raping a juvenile in East Quogue, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, Diego Fernando Dimas, 24, who was arrested at 6:30 p.m., had sexual intercourse with a juvenile at a home in East Quogue earlier in March.

Dimas was charged with one count of second-degree rape, a felony, one count of second-degree criminal sexual act, a felony, one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child, a

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felony, one count of possessing sexual performance material of a child, a felony, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, police said.

Dimas was held at Southampton Town police headquarters for arraignment at Southampton Justice Court, police said.

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