Francis Buckheit is charged in the kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl who was missing for 25 days.

Alton Harrell, 35, who is charged with kidnapping and rape, is alleged to have taken the teen to a house in Bellport, where ...

Defense attorney says he doesn't believe his client was involved in kidnapping, the teen ran away, and was not held against ...

A SECOND suspect has been arrested in the heroic tale of a ‘Taken’ style abduction that saw a father rescue his kidnapped ...

The man accused of kidnapping a Patchogue 14-year-old girl is expected to be back in court later this morning. Francis Buckheit, 64, is accused of holding the girl against her will in his boat ...

The 14-year-old victim was found on Francis Buckheit’s 56-foot boat and subjected to continuous abuse, according to prosecutors.