Arnaldo Gil, age 38, arraigned on charges including Rape in the Second Degree for having sexual intercourse with a child under the age of fifteen.
Gill met the victim through a video game.
Town of Warwick Police ask for the public’s help with the investigation.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Arnaldo Gil, age 38, of Flushing, was arraigned in Orange County Court on an indictment charging him with Rape in the Second Degree, Rape in the Third Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, in connection with Gil repeatedly having sexual intercourse with a child. Gil was remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, or $250,000 fully secured bond, or $500,000 partially secured bond, and is next scheduled in court for a conference on August 13, 2025.
As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, Gil, who lives in Flushing, Queens, began having conversations with a 13-year-old girl who lived in the Town of Warwick during the summer of 2022. It is alleged that beginning in November 2022, Gil would drive to Orange County to pick the child up at her high school and bring her to various locations in the Town of Warwick, where he would subject the child to sexual contact. It is also alleged that beginning in January 2023 through January 2025 he would repeatedly have sexual intercourse with the minor, at times in AirBnB rentals he paid for in the Town of Warwick.
District Attorney Hoovler thanked the Town of Warwick Police Department for their investigation which led to the arrest of the defendant.
The Town of Warwick Police Department is requesting that anyone with information concerning Arnaldo Gil contact them at (845) 986-5000
“Children and minors must be protected from predators who use video games and social media to groom their unsuspecting victims,” said District Attorney David M. Hoovler. “I urge all parents to talk to their children about the dangers of sharing information with those that they meet online. I am grateful for the resources that the Town of Warwick Police Department has, and is, continuing to put into this case. The safest way to protect the community from those who sexually abuse children is through lengthy incarceration.”
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Mangold.
This criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the State of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
