Auburn and Cayuga County officials speak at a Aug. 9 press conference about a man who fatally shot himself during a confrontation with city police officers at Melone Village in August.
A Cayuga County man has been charged with attempted rape as part of the same child sexual exploitation investigation that led a man to fatally shoot himself in front of police in Auburn earlier this month.
Wilver O. Laparra-Gonzalez, 34, of Throop, allegedly paid $80 for sexual intercourse and oral sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover police officer, according to Auburn City Court records. He was arrested at Melone Village apartments on Aug. 8 and charged with second-degree attempted rape and second-degree attempted criminal sex act.
Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci told Ë®¹ûÅÉAV that Laparra-Gonzalez's arrest was part of an investigation that also brought Auburn Police Department officers into contact with Scott R. Demonte, 51, of Fayetteville, at the housing complex the same day. Demonte pointed a handgun at officers before shooting himself with a single round, causing his death.Â
Grome Antonacci said Laparra-Gonzalez, who is in the U.S. illegally, was remanded to the Cayuga County Jail with bail set at $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond. He is also being held on a federal detainer through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
