WHITE PLAINS, NY (August 14, 2023) — A Westchester County Grand Jury returned an 18-count indictment against a Port Chester Man for sexually assaulting two teenagers during two separate June attacks in Rye.
Arrest & Charges:
Richard Olmino, 21 of Port Chester, NY
- Attempted Rape – 1, a Class B Felony
- Attempted Criminal Sexual Act – 1, a Class B Felony
- 2 x Criminal Sexual Act – 1, a Class B Felony
- 4 x Sexual Abuse – 1, a Class D Felony
- Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A Misdemeanor
- 4 x Robbery – 3, a sexually motived felony
- 2 x Grand Larceny – 4, a Class E felony
- 3 x Unlawful Imprisonment – 2, a Class A Misdemeanor
According to the indictment, on June 23 at approximately 12 a.m., the defendant allegedly threatened a 16-year-old jogger in Rye Town Park saying he had a knife before tackling her to the ground, exposing himself and sexually assaulting her. A security guard in the area interrupted the attack and the defendant allegedly fled the scene leaving behind his phone.
City of Rye police, assisted by county police and federal agents, utilized the defendant’s phone to identify and locate him leading to his arrest on June 24.
At a June 25 arraignment in Rye City Court, Judge Valerie A. Livingston remanded the defendant to Westchester County Jail as he had two open warrants in Connecticut for public lewd acts and a pending criminal case in Suffolk County.
DNA evidence from the June 23 incident linked the defendant to a June 3 incident where, at approximately 1:36 a.m., the defendant allegedly sexually assaulted an 18-year-old who was walking home from an after-prom party in the vicinity of Rye High School.
Prosecutors charged the defendant, who remains in custody, for both June incidents in the August 8 indictment in Westchester County Court.
What they are saying:
Westchester County DA Mimi Rocah: “We are committed to supporting and assisting these young victims of sexual violence and seeking full accountability of the defendants. Meanwhile the vigilant work of our local police and the DA’s Office investigators continue to keep Westchester safe.”
The defendant was arraigned on August 8 before Westchester County Court Judge George E. Fufidio.
His next court date is August 22.
The case is being prosecuted by the Special Prosecutions Division Sex Crimes Bureau Assistant District Attorney Mollie O’Rourke and Special Prosecutions Deputy Division Chief Michelle Lopez.
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Olmino was out on bail since November, following charges of first degree sex assault in Suffolk County.
