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Incarcerated Batavia man indicted on 10 counts of rape

By WBTA News

The Genesee County District Attorney's Office has indicted a man locked up in Elmira Correctional Facility for sex crimes he allegedly committed in the City of Batavia back in 2008.

Phillip E. Kroft Jr., 22, is a former city resident. District Attorney Lawrence Friedman alleges that between Sept. 29 and Nov. 10 of 2008, Kroft raped a young victim under the age of 15 on 10 separate occassions. That's just a 43-day period.

The D.A.'s office confirms that the victim was the same each time.

Kroft is now charged with 10 counts of 2nd-Degree Rape. He is currently incarcerated in Elmira on previous convictions in Genesee County. According to the D.A.'s Office, those convictions were for 2nd-Degree Rape, 1st-Degree Sexual Abuse, 3rd-Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and 4th-Degree Conspiracy.

Jamie Lindsley

If I am estimating this timeline correctly, while he was on trial and/or awaiting sentencing, this worthless piece of crud was still committing rapes? TEN times??!! Throw away the key, please.

Aug 12, 2010, 10:36pm Permalink
Jennifer Groff

Some people can never be rehabilitated and need to be incarcerated for the remainder of their lives to protect innocent members of society. I believe this would be one of those cases. I pray he is never allowed to see the light of day outside prison walls. Just my opinion for what its worth.....

Aug 13, 2010, 10:14am Permalink

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