A Yonkers ex-con has pleaded not guilty to sex assault charges accusing him of raping a 13-year-old girl two years ago, less than two months after he was paroled from state prison.
Carlos Yarborough, 29, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, April 29, on an indictment charging him with first- and second-degree rape, first- and second-degree criminal sex act and first-degree sexual abuse, all felonies.
He allegedly raped the girl July 8, 2024.
Westchester Judge Robert Prisco ordered Yarborough held without bail at the county jail, as he has been since his arrest by Yonkers police in early March.
In a news release announcing the indictment, Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace called Yarborough’s alleged crimes “especially abhorrent.”
“He is accused of taking advantage of a vulnerable young girl by resorting to acts of sexual violence,” Cacace said. “I am grateful that the victim at her young age had the composure to report her abuse to a trusted individual. It is because of this courage that the defendant is now in custody on extremely serious felony charges. No one preying on children will find safe harbor in Westchester County.”
The alleged sexual assault occurred shortly after Yarborough was paroled in April 2024 after serving an 8 1/2 year prison term for assault and robbery. He is on post-release supervision until 2028, according to state records.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Yonkers man pleads not guilty to sex assault charges involving teen
Reporting by Jonathan Bandler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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