Mob-linked, brothel-running Long Island cop used badge to lure women on apps, then raped them: DA

A Long Island cop already accused of running high-end brothels has now been indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting two women he met on dating apps — using his badge to gain their trust before attacking them after their first dates, prosecutors said.George Trimigliozzi, a suspended Suffolk County Police officer and 56-year-old father of two, faces new felony charges of first-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape after prosecutors said he assaulted two women after dates in Patchogue and Hampton Bays in 2021 and 2022.“Police officers swear an oath to protect us,” Suffolk DA Raymond Tierney said in a statement.“These allegations are truly disturbing.

I will use my office to protect everyone equally, without fear or favor.”Trimigliozzi, an 18-year veteran of the force who once earned accolades from the Secret Service, was escorted into a Riverhead courtroom in handcuffs, wearing a gray suit, and pleaded not guilty to the new charges Wednesday.In the first case, prosecutors said Trimigliozzi met a woman, Jane Doe #1, on a dating site and took her out near Patchogue in May 2021.After the date, he invited her into his car to talk, but once inside, he allegedly climbed into the passenger seat and began groping her.When she tried to flee, Trimigliozzi allegedly slammed the car door shut and used his body to block her from leaving.A year later, in June 2022, the cop raped a second woman, Jane Doe #2, after picking her up on his motorcycle and going on a date, prosecutors alleged.

The woman had invited him inside her home following their date because she believed he was too drunk to drive.Trimigliozzi then asked for a tour of her apartment, and once in her bedroom, he pushed her onto the bed and forced her into non-consensual sex, prosecutors said.Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei set bail at $100,000 bond — half of what prosecutors had requested — after defense attorney William Keahon argued that his client had already been out on $50,000 bail in hi...