LI Man Charged With Raping Child Under 17: Police

Southampton NY

14 January, 2022

1:06 PM

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NORTHAMPTON, NY — A Northampton man was arrested Thursday and charged with raping a child under 17, police said. According to Southampton Town Police, Jose Hernandez, 39, turned himself in to the detective division and was charged with first-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. The investigation leading up to the arrest stemmed from a 2017 case in which Hernandez engaged in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 17, police said. Hernandez was arraigned and held on $10,000 bail, police said.