"We believe the defendant may have used the social media handles 'Josephpatri9300' on Snapchat and 'Richkid365' on Instagram. If anyone has been contacted by these usernames or has information about similar incidents, I urge them to contact the Suffolk County Police Department immediately."
"According to the investigation, on June 11, Hughes traveled on the LIRR to Brentwood to meet the victim at the library before walking with her to the Brentwood Fire Department. Once there, Hughes allegedly sexually abused the victim among cars parked behind the fire department. On Aug. 7, Hughes was arrested in Queens. Following his arrest, search warrants executed on two of his cellphones led to the discovery of additional social media accounts including the Instagram username 'Richkid3651' and Snapchat username 'Josephpatri9300.' Both of those usernames had been allegedly used to communicate with the victim."
"Hughes was arraigned on the indictment for two counts of rape in the third degrees, two counts of failure to register an internet identifier, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated harassment, and sexual abuse."
Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, is indicted for sexually abusing a 16-year-old Long Island girl he met on Snapchat. On June 11, Hughes traveled on the LIRR to Brentwood, met the victim at a library, and walked with her to the Brentwood Fire Department, where he allegedly sexually abused her among parked cars. Authorities arrested Hughes on Aug. 7 in Queens. Search warrants on two cellphones uncovered additional social media accounts, including Instagram 'Richkid3651' and Snapchat 'Josephpatri9300,' allegedly used to contact the victim. Hughes was arraigned on multiple charges and is held on $350,000 cash or $850,000 bond.
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