{"id":31409,"date":"2022-03-23T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=31409"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:46:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:46:07","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-a-25-count-indictment-accused-of-sex-abuse-and-rape-involving-four-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-a-25-count-indictment-accused-of-sex-abuse-and-rape-involving-four-children\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia man facing a 25-count indictment, accused of sex abuse and rape involving four children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"27053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/28\/genesee-county-sheriffs-report-batavia-man-facing-additional-sexual-abuse-charges-after-two-more-victims-come-forward\/huntley-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"HUNTLEY-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melvin A. Huntley, 40, of Wilkinson Road, Batavia, is facing a 25 count indictment and is accused of predatory sexual assault(3 counts), a class AII felony, sexual abuse 1st degree(10 counts), a class D violent felony, rape 1st degree(2 counts), a class B violent felony, rape 2nd degree(1 count), a class E felony, rape 3rd degree(4 counts), a class E felony, course sexual conduct against a child 2nd degree(1 count), a class D felony and endangering the welfare of a child(4 counts), a class A misdemeanor, with incidents dating as far back as 2012 and continuing on through 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huntley is accused of repeated acts of sexual abuse with four children under the age of 17. Huntley was initially charged on July 8, 2021, after a Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Department investigation in to one victim. The investigation then continued, resulting in more charges filed against Huntley at the end of July  2021 and in September of 2021 involving three more victims.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huntley has remained jailed since his arrest in July of 2021 and was arraigned earlier this afternoon in Genesee County Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-video-news-service wp-block-embed-video-news-service\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0PZZUtvKaM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/11\/genesee-county-sheriffs-report-batavia-man-jailed-without-bail-after-being-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-child-over-an-extended-period-of-time\/\">GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF&#8217;S REPORT\/Batavia man jailed without bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a child over an extended period of time<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF&#8217;S REPORT\/Batavia man jailed without bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a child over an extended period of time&#8221; &#8212; Video News Service\" src=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/07\/11\/genesee-county-sheriffs-report-batavia-man-jailed-without-bail-after-being-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-child-over-an-extended-period-of-time\/embed\/#?secret=yNzUfVCNeH#?secret=0PZZUtvKaM\" data-secret=\"0PZZUtvKaM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melvin A. Huntley, 40, of Wilkinson Road, Batavia, is facing a 25 count indictment and is accused of predatory sexual assault(3 counts), a class AII felony, sexual abuse 1st degree(10 counts), a class D violent felony, rape 1st degree(2 counts), a class B violent felony, rape 2nd degree(1 count), a \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/genesee-county-batavia-man-facing-a-25-count-indictment-accused-of-sex-abuse-and-rape-involving-four-children\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[2727],"class_list":["post-31409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-melvin-a-huntley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-8aB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30808,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/23\/genesee-county-man-facing-24-count-indictment-for-rape-and-criminal-sexual-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":31409,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Man facing 24 count indictment for rape and criminal sexual act","author":"aka","date":"February 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Kaleb J. Bobzien, 23, of Lockport, is facing a 24-count indictment in Genesee County. He is accused of 8 counts of rape 3rd degree, a class E felony, after allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a person less than 17 years old, from May 2021-June 2021 in the town of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kaleb-Bobzien.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kaleb-Bobzien.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kaleb-Bobzien.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38121,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/07\/genesee-county-jury-finds-huntley-guilty-in-the-sexual-abuse-of-four-victims-under-the-age-of-17\/","url_meta":{"origin":31409,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Jury finds Huntley guilty in the sexual abuse of four victims under the age of 17","author":"aka","date":"December 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A verdict was reached in the trial of 41-year-old Melvin A Huntley, of Wilkinson road, Batavia, NY, late Tuesday afternoon. A Genesee County Jury has found Huntley guilty of the following charges: Sex Abuse 3rd\u00a0Degree (2 counts) Sex Abuse 1st\u00a0Degree (5 counts) Rape 1st\u00a0Degree (2 counts) Predatory Sex Against a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HUNTLEY-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28934,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/genesee-county-116-count-indictment-filed-against-man-accused-of-rape-and-sodomy\/","url_meta":{"origin":31409,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/116 count indictment filed against man accused of rape and sodomy","author":"aka","date":"November 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A Genesee County Grand Jury has filed a 116 count indictment against Roger K. 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