Crime & Safety

BK Man Arrested For Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In The Bronx: NYPD

The incidents took place over a four-day period in December 2023, police said.

Thomas Barnaby​ of Crown Heights faces rape, predatory sex assault against a child and forcible touching charges, police said.
Thomas Barnaby​ of Crown Heights faces rape, predatory sex assault against a child and forcible touching charges, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A 30-year-old Brooklyn man has been arrested for raping a 12-year-old girl multiple times over a 4-day period, police announced.

Thomas Barnaby of Crown Heights faces rape, predatory sex assault against a child and forcible touching charges, police said.

Between Dec. 19 and 23, 2023, at a residence in the vicinity of East 165 Street and River Avenue, Barnaby raped the 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions, police said.

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