GRAND JURY CHARGES 26 YEAR OLD BRONX MAN WITH SEXUALLY ATTACKING FIVE WOMEN AT KNIFE-POINT

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that Jamaal Holton, 26, has been indicted on numerous charges stemming from sexual assaults against five young women.

The grand jury returned a 44 count indictment charging Holton with 8 counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st degree, 5 counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the 3rd degree, 10 counts of Sexual Abuse in the 1st degree, 3 counts of Burglary in the 1st degree, 4 counts of Robbery in the 1st degree, 1 count of Attempted Robbery in the 1st degree, 6 counts of Menacing in the 2nd degree and 7 counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Holton, of 1060 Anderson Avenue, the Bronx, is being held on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment on Thursday, May 11, 2006 in State Supreme Court, Part A. Holton is facing a maximum sentence of up to 25 years imprisonment on each count if convicted of the most serious offenses of Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st degree, Robbery in the 1st degree and Burglary in the 1st degree.

It is alleged that the sexual assaults occurred over a period of approximately six months beginning on October 27, 2005 and ending on April 7, 2006. Five young women ranging in age from 16 to 20 were accosted at knife-point and either forced to the roof of their apartment building or pushed into their apartment after answering a knock on the door. All five were forced to perform oral and /or anal sexual acts. Several victims were robbed of either cash, personal property or both. In one incident the victim’s 9 year sister and 2 year old daughter were present in the apartment and threatened. In another incident, the victim’s 4 year old sister, 74 year old grandfather and 68 year old grandmother were present in the apartment when the assault occurred. It is alleged that the defendant also threatened them and forced the grandmother to give him an undetermined amount of cash.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Julia Chariott of the Child Abuse / Sex Crimes Bureau.