A man has been indicted for rape after an investigation by Cayuga County law enforcement into allegations that he engaged in sexual intercourse with a female 16-year-old.
In a news release Thursday, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said that Romar Ramando Stone, of Jamaica, has been charged with third-degree rape (a Class E felony) and endangering the welfare of a child (a Class A misdemeanor) in the town of Ledyard.
Romar Ramando Stone
The investigation began with a report Sept. 26, the sheriff's office said, and members of its Criminal Investigations Division worked with the聽Child Advocacy Center of Cayuga County.
Stone, who is in the U.S. on a temporary work visa, was then located in the village of Aurora and taken into custody. He was arraigned at CAP court and remanded to the Cayuga County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond. A federal immigration detainer has been lodged with the jail, the sheriff's office said.
The Cayuga County District Attorney's Office said in a later news release that Stone has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of the rape charge and one count of the welfare charge. He faces up to eight years in prison, four for each rape count. His case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Courtney Venditte.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (315) 253-1610 or submit tips at . Tips can also be sent via the SaferWatch app.
The Justice Department Inspector General has released a harshly critical report about the FBI's handling of investigations into allegations of child exploitation. And this report identifies multiple ways in which the FBI is continuing to fall short in these types of investigations.
