(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the guilty plea of Raul Guaman who was charged with engaging in sexual acts on several women while they were unconscious and, therefore, unable to consent.
“This defendant took advantage of multiple women and violated them in the most brutal way,” said DA Tierney. “The acts he has admitted to have committed on the victims have caused them irreparable trauma. He will now have to account for his actions after admitting he committed these disgusting acts. I would like to commend the Suffolk County Police Department Third Squad detectives for their great work in resolving these crimes.”
While investigating a residential burglary and sexual abuse in Brightwaters, police recovered a home surveillance video. The video showed that on November 14, 2021, Guaman tried to unlawfully enter the residence. It also showed Guaman’s vehicle parked nearby. On November 18, 2021, Guaman was interviewed by members of the Suffolk County Police Department regarding the burglary at which time Guaman admitted that he had broken into the home and entered a bedroom where he had sexually abused a female victim while she slept.
During the course of the police interview, Guaman allowed police to search his cellular telephone. The search revealed Guaman had photographs of the driver’s licenses of young women as well as videos, some dating back to 2015, of Guaman engaging in sexual acts with unconscious females.
A subsequent investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department resulted in Guaman being charged with the crimes to which he pleaded guilty yesterday:
One count Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree (Class B Violent Felony);
One count of Burglary in the Second Degree: Sexually Motivated (Class C Violent Felony);
One count of Burglary in the Second Degree (Class C Violent Felony);
Two counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree (Class B Misdemeanor);
One count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (Class D Violent Felony);
Four counts of Unlawful Surveillance in the Second Degree (Class E Felony), and
One count of Failing to Stop at a Stop Sign (Infraction).
During his plea, Guaman also admitted to several uncharged crimes of a similar nature. A condition of the plea was that Guaman consent to an order requiring him to undergo HIV testing.
As a result of his guilty pleas, Guaman is expected to be sentenced to a determinate term of 25 years of incarceration along with 20 years of post-release supervision.
Guaman is represented by Luigi Belcastro, Esq.
This case was investigated by Suffolk County Police Department Third Squad detectives led by Lt. Michael Pirone.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Ferron A. Lien and John Sciandra of the Major Crime Bureau.