Long Island man charged with allegedly raping teens, luring them with Snapchat, DA says – Newsday

A Wheatley Heights man has been charged with raping two 14-year-old girls whom he allegedly communicated with through the social media app Snapchat between December 2024 and June 2025.  Kemuel St. Juste, 26, was arraigned on Feb. 13 before Judge Karen M. Wilutis on three counts of second-degree rape, one count of second-degree attempted rape and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced on Wednesday. “The charges detail a disturbing pattern of grooming and sexual assault against vulnerable minors, whom he is alleged to have manipulated,” Tierney said in a statement. “Our office is committed to ensuring that he is held fully accountable and that these young victims receive the justice they deserve.” St. Juste’s attorney, Scottie Celestin, was not immediately available for comment. In December 2024, St. Juste used the handle “k3mnyy” to allegedly communicate with a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat, prosecutors said. Snapchat is a social media app where messages and photos, or “snaps,” are typically only accessible for a brief period before their recipients can no longer access them. On Dec. 27, 2024, St. Juste met the teenager at a T.J. Maxx in South Setauket where he allegedly abused her in a bathroom, according
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