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 水果派AV that Laparra-Gonzalez's arrest was part of an investigation that also brought Auburn Police Department officers into contact with聽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.聽
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.
