Crime & Safety

Man Charged In Connection With Multiple Incidents Of Rape: PD

An individual was raped on multiple occasions, police say.

He was scheduled for arraignment Friday, police said.
He was scheduled for arraignment Friday, police said. (East Hampton Town Police Department)

EAST HAMPTON, NY — An East Hampton man was arrested after being accused of multiple incidents of rape, police said.

According to East Hampton Town police, Wilfrido Alberto Maurath Tacuri, 49, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree rape - forcible compulsion, all Class B felonies.

Following a domestic dispute at an East Hampton residence, information was disclosed to police indicating that an individual had been raped on multiple occasions, police said.

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Maurath Tacuri was held at East Hampton Town Police Department headquarters and was scheduled to be arraigned at East Hampton Town Justice Court on Friday, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the East Hampton Town Police Department at 631-537-7575.

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