Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Former Officer Jonathan Parmalee Charged with Rape


A former Buffalo police officer has been charged with one count of forcible rape and one count of statutory rape.

Jonathan Edward Parmalee is 25. According to charging papers, the alleged victim of the forcible rape was 16, as was the alleged victim of statutory rape, a different person.

The consensual sex with an underage female occurred between March and August 2006, when the victim was 16 and Parmalee was 22. The victim was interviewed by an investigator with the Highway Patrol, the charging papers said.

The act with the second victim occurred between February and May 2008. In that case, Parmalee is alleged to have given a 16-year-old alcohol before raping her.

Both incidents occurred at Parmalee's home in Buffalo, the charging papers said.

Felony forcible rape is punishable by life imprisonment or a term of five to 30 years.


To read the charges and probable cause statement, click here.


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