On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 1025 hours, the following 33-year-old female off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged within the confines of the 112th Precinct in Queens.
Arrested:
Melissa Rockensies
NYC DOE Employee
Charges:
- rape;
- criminal sex act;
- acting in a manner injurious to a childess than 17 years old
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
