BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR RAPE AND UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT OF 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL HE MET ON DATING APP

 

Defendant Arranged for Taxi to Bring Her from New Jersey to His Home 

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted for third-degree Rape, Sexual Abuse and other related charges for allegedly luring an underage girl to his apartment, having sex with her multiple times and refusing to let her leave. 

District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant is accused of arranging for a girl to come from her New Jersey home to his apartment for the purpose of engaging in sexual relations. When the victim arrived, he allegedly raped her over the course of several hours. Fortunately, her mother tracked her there. She told the police, and her daughter was rescued. The defendant’s alleged actions are horrific.” 

District Attorney Clark said the defendant, William Credle, 24, of Hughes Avenue, was arraigned today on five counts of third-degree Rape, three counts of Sexual Misconduct, seconddegree Unlawful Imprisonment, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Eugene Bowen. Bail is continued at $50,000 cash/$200,000 bond. Credle is due back in court on February 10, 2026.

According to the investigation, on November 13, 2025, the defendant allegedly arranged for a car service to bring a girl whom he had met on the online app Wizz from her New Jersey home to his apartment. She arrived just before midnight. The defendant allegedly gave the girl marijuana and a drink that she said made her feel sick and allegedly raped the victim multiple times. At about 12:30 a.m. on November 14, 2025, the victim’s mother found the messages between her daughter and Credle on the girl’s cell phone, including the travel arrangements. The victim’s mother drove to the address and called 911. She entered the building and called her daughter’s name. The victim heard her and tried to leave, but Credle allegedly prevented her. At about 6 p.m., NYPD Emergency Service Unit Officers arrived and entered the apartment. Credle was arrested and the victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals Jacobi.

District Attorney Clark thanked Officer Crystal Williams from the NYPD’s Bronx Special Victim’s Squad for her work in the investigation.

An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.