Niskayuna man accused of impregnating young girl claims she got pregnant by coming in contact with clothing he used to masturbate with
By Sara Cline and Robert Gavin
timesunion
January 16, 2019
NISKAYUNA, New York — A 33-year-old man, who police say impregnated an 11-year-old, plead not guilty in town court Wednesday evening to predatory sexual assault against a child — the most serious sex crime charge under state law.
Robert Cronin was sent to the Schenectady County jail and is being held without bail.
Police said in a felony complaint that between February or March of 2018, Cronin raped an 11-year-old girl in Niskayuna, impregnating her.
News10 (WTEN), which first reported the story, said that the victim recently had the baby.
In a jailhouse interview Wednesday, Cronin sat down with News10's Anya Tucker, during which he did not deny that the baby was his but did deny ever having sex with the girl.
He told Tucker that the girl became pregnant after using an article of clothing that Cronin had used to masturbate with.
"Do you understand why it would be hard for people to understand the reasoning behind this conception that you're offering?" Tucker asked Cronin during the interview.
"Yes," he responded.
Cronin is due back in Niskayuna Town Court at 4 p.m. Friday for a preliminary hearing.
The girl and infant are believed to be in safe places and being well cared for, News10 reported.
Niskayuna Deputy Police Chief Michael Stevens told the Times Union that police and Schenectady County Child Protective Services officials were led to the case through a child abuse hotline call two months ago. They brought in District Attorney Robert Carney's office, which is prosecuting the case.
Stevens said he did not believe Cronin, who works with computers, had a record.
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve heard some real whoppers during my 91 years, but this one just about tops them all.
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