Greenburgh Man Faces 15-Count Sexual Assault Indictment: DA

GREENBURGH, NY — A Greenburgh man faces multiple felony charges stemming from a sexual attack of a woman in White Plains, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Friday. Sidney Crockett, 42, of Greenburgh was indicted Monday by a Westchester County grand jury.

The indictment charged him with the following:

• Two counts of first-degree rape, felonies
• Six counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, felonies
• Three counts of second-degree strangulation, felonies
• Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, felonies
• Second-degree assault, a felony
• Criminal obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor

Prosecutors said, on Oct. 10, Crockett repeatedly strangled and physically and sexually assaulted a woman in a White Plains home.

The two were known to each other and had been in a relationship.

After the attack, the woman when to a nearby hospital, police were notified and an investigation started.

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