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Mother collapses during hearing for handyman charged with sexually abusing her daughter
By Rachel Green and Andrew Denney
February 19, 2020 | 11:07pm
Orlando Lopez faces up to life in prison for various charges. FBI
The distraught mother of a girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a Queens handyman collapsed in court Wednesday as the perv was hauled before a federal judge.
“He took the life from my daughter!” the distraught mom of a 12-year-old cried out in Spanish after 54-year-old Orlando Lopez entered his not guilty plea for allegedly abusing more than a dozen kids.
The mom then moved toward the front of the courtroom while Lopez, who wore glasses and tan jail scrubs, was still before Magistrate Judge Vera Scanlon.
But before entering the courtroom well, she collapsed to the floor and began screaming and shaking with sobs.
“Three times she tried to commit suicide!” she said of her daughter.
The mom was one of several alleged victims’ relatives in attendance at the arraignment to confront Lopez, 64, who prosecutors say abused more than a dozen kids over the course of a decade, many from near his home in Jamaica.
Police say they found thousands of disturbing photos and videos of Lopez engaged in sexual acts with one little girl that he produced from 2010 to 2018, starting when she was just 2 years old.
The feds say they also found thousands of images of Lopez sexually abusing other children.
The images show that Lopez distracted his victims with treats like popsicles, ice cream and candy so that he could abuse them and add to his sick photo collection, the feds allege.
In one of the images, a little girl who appears to be 3 years old is holding a popsicle and crying, prosecutors say.
Lopez also attempted to befriend parents with kids to give him easier access to victims, prosecutors allege in court papers.
A source with knowledge of the case said he also allegedly used his role as a neighborhood Mr. Fix-It to gain the trust of families so that he could prey on new underage victims.
He faces up to life behind bars on charges of traveling across state lines with the intent of having sex with a minor under 12, sexual exploitation of a child and possessing child pornography.
Lopez was previously charged in Queens Supreme Court for abusing one little girl — and pleaded guilty there last week to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child.
He abused the girl for three years, starting when she was just 6 years old, according to a release from Queens DA Melinda Katz at the time.
Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez said that he will receive a 19-year sentence on the state charge when he returns to court on April 24, federal prosecutors said.
An attorney who appeared with Lopez at his federal arraignment did not respond to requests for comment.
Mother collapses during hearing for handyman charged with sexually abusing her daughter
By Rachel Green and Andrew Denney
February 19, 2020 | 11:07pm
Orlando Lopez faces up to life in prison for various charges. FBI
The distraught mother of a girl who was allegedly sexually abused by a Queens handyman collapsed in court Wednesday as the perv was hauled before a federal judge.
“He took the life from my daughter!” the distraught mom of a 12-year-old cried out in Spanish after 54-year-old Orlando Lopez entered his not guilty plea for allegedly abusing more than a dozen kids.
The mom then moved toward the front of the courtroom while Lopez, who wore glasses and tan jail scrubs, was still before Magistrate Judge Vera Scanlon.
But before entering the courtroom well, she collapsed to the floor and began screaming and shaking with sobs.
“Three times she tried to commit suicide!” she said of her daughter.
The mom was one of several alleged victims’ relatives in attendance at the arraignment to confront Lopez, 64, who prosecutors say abused more than a dozen kids over the course of a decade, many from near his home in Jamaica.
Police say they found thousands of disturbing photos and videos of Lopez engaged in sexual acts with one little girl that he produced from 2010 to 2018, starting when she was just 2 years old.
The feds say they also found thousands of images of Lopez sexually abusing other children.
The images show that Lopez distracted his victims with treats like popsicles, ice cream and candy so that he could abuse them and add to his sick photo collection, the feds allege.
In one of the images, a little girl who appears to be 3 years old is holding a popsicle and crying, prosecutors say.
Lopez also attempted to befriend parents with kids to give him easier access to victims, prosecutors allege in court papers.
A source with knowledge of the case said he also allegedly used his role as a neighborhood Mr. Fix-It to gain the trust of families so that he could prey on new underage victims.
He faces up to life behind bars on charges of traveling across state lines with the intent of having sex with a minor under 12, sexual exploitation of a child and possessing child pornography.
Lopez was previously charged in Queens Supreme Court for abusing one little girl — and pleaded guilty there last week to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child.
He abused the girl for three years, starting when she was just 6 years old, according to a release from Queens DA Melinda Katz at the time.
Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez said that he will receive a 19-year sentence on the state charge when he returns to court on April 24, federal prosecutors said.
An attorney who appeared with Lopez at his federal arraignment did not respond to requests for comment.