Man Rapes 13-year old he Met ONLINE

A 22-year-old New York City man is due in court next week on charges he had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old Putnam Valley girl, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said.

Cannell Jerome, of Queens, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making an Internet relationship with the girl physical last month.

He is accused of having sex with her twice at her home, and visiting her secretly at home before that — sometimes sneaking out of her bedroom window, police said. The pair met in an Internet chat room in November 2005.

The victim’s mother learned of the relationship on Jan. 26, when she checked her daughter’s computer, police said.

Jerome was charged with two counts of second-degree rape and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual act, both felonies. He was sent to Putnam County Correctional Facility on $2,500 bail and an order of protection was issued to keep him from contacting the girl. He is due in Putnam Valley town court Thursday.

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