Queens driver arrested for raping 14-year-old boy he lured into car: NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD’s special victim’s squad on Thursday announced they arrested a 63-year-old man for raping a boy he lured into his car in Queens last week.

Virgilio Taveras was charged with rape, luring a child, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse.

According to a criminal complaint, at around 1 p.m. on July 1, Taveras allegedly lured the teen into his car and sexually assaulted him near the intersection of 175th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica.

The vehicle allegedly used by Virgilio Taveras, 63, to approach the 14-year-old victim in Queens. Photo credit NYPD

The NYPD also released a photo of Taveras’ vehicle, which he allegedly used to approach the victim…

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