ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Rotterdam man pleaded guilty on Thursday in Schenectady County Court to first-degree rape. The Schenectady County District Attorney's Office said Michael Randy Rabine admitted to raping a teen who was known to him multiple times in 2024.

The DA's office said Rabine's guilty plea fulfilled a 13-count indictment, including charges from four counts of first-degree rape to first-degree criminal sex act. Officials said the investigation started after the victim confided in her mother, telling her Rabine had been raping her.

Rotterdam Police Department Detective Michelle Crandall worked with Schenectady Child Protective Services caseworkers when interviewing the victim about the assaults. The victim told law enforcement that Rabine said an imaginary man named "Ric

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