Patch Peekskill-Cortlandt, NY --A D.J. from Montrose who was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old girl in December 2012 has been hit with a new rape charge in connection with an incident involving a 14-year-old girl, according to State Police.
Dean Picariello, 22, known as “DJ Dino Mack,” was arrested after an investigation of a Jan. 22 incident in which Picariello is accused of raping a girl victim in the Town of Newburgh in Orange County. State Police said Picariello befriended an underage, 14-year-old girl and unlawfully removed her from her residence in Newburgh.
Police said Picariello, who was temporarily living out of a motor home in a local department store parking lot in Orange County, engaged in unlawful sexual activity with the 14-year-old girl. Picariello was operating his business and performed at several youth parties in the area.
As State Police were investigating the January incident, they found that Picariello was out on bail on charges including third-degree rape from a Dec. 19, 2012, incident in Westchester County. Picariello, who police said resided at the Croton Point Park campground, was accused of havings sex with a 16-year-old girl at another location in the Town of Cortlandt. Police also allege that he sent the girl a sexually explicit text message.
As a result of the latest charges, Westchester County Police subsequently apprehended Picariello in Westchester County. Picariello was ordered held in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla for an outstanding bench warrant that was issued for the charges in Westchester.
The State Police BCI in Wappingers Falls, State Police Violent Felony Warrant Squad and the Westchester County Warrant Division assisted in locating Picariello. He is accused of second-degree rape, second-degree criminal sexual act and second-degree unlawful imprisonment in the new incident.
Picariello was arraigned by Town of Newburgh Justice Richard Clarino, who set bail at $15,000. He was then turned over to Westchester County corrections officers.
Picariello faces a court appearance in the Town of Newburgh on May 7.
Police ask that anyone who has information related to the investigation to call the State Police BCI at 845-457-1388. Reported by Patch 7 hours ago.