Crime & Safety
Cops: Riverside Man Sexually Abused 6-Year-Old Girl
Marvin Patzan remains held at Suffolk County Jail after an incident that reportedly occurred sometime in October.
A 26-year-old Riverside man was arrested on felony charges on Wednesday after Southampton Town Police said he sexually abused a six-year-old girl in October.
Marvin Patzan was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual abuse, a felony, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
Police said the incident occurred sometime in October at a Riverside home involving a child who was known to him, though due to the sensitivity of the crimes, did not release further information.
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Patzan was arraigned at Southampton Town Justice Court and was remanded to Suffolk County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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