BATAVIA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Genesee County Sheriff's Office announced Monday that a homeless man was arrested and charged with rape in the first and third degree.
The defendant, 40-year-old Joe Andrew Cortez, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 6.
On Sept. 20, 2022, Cortez allegedly had forcible sexual intercourse with a juvenile victim under the age of 17 on Lewiston Road in Batavia.
Cortez was also arraigned Friday and is scheduled to appear in Batavia Town Court on Jan. 24, 2023.
