Other Victims Sought -Anyone with further information can call Yonkers Police at (914) 377-7725.
Rolando Ruiz
Editor’s Note: The DA’s release of this crime is below. Immediately after the DA’s release began to circulate on social media, we received calls from members of Community Baptist Church, who explained.
Rolando Ruiz was a part-time cleaner at the church for a brief period of time, only this year-2025. He was let go not because of any relation to this incident, but for a lack of performance, he didn’t do his job. According to the DA’s release, Ruiz began these sex crimes in 2020, five years before he began to work at the church.
Now there is a crew from News 12 outside the chuch, despite the fact that they have no real affiliation to this criminal case. We contacted the DA’s office to explain the complaints we received. Perhaps more of a focus on Ruiz’s residence and other areas where he either worked or congregated, would be a better focus of the media’s attention.
On May 6, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that Rolando Ruiz, 39, of Yonkers, was indicted on several felony charges related to his alleged rape and repeated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13 years old.
Specifically, Ruiz was charged with committing a Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, and two counts each of Use of a Child Less Than 17 Years of Age in a Sexual Performance and Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, all felonies.
Ruiz, who works as a Sexton at the Community Baptist Church, in Yonkers, was arraigned on the indictment Tuesday before Westchester County Court Judge Robert Prisco. He was remanded to the Westchester County Jail pending further proceedings.
DA Cacace said: “The defendant’s conduct, as alleged in this indictment, is heinous. As a judge, I presided for many years over the Sex Offense Part in the Westchester County Court. These are among the more disturbing allegations I have encountered during my tenure.
“Thanks to a swift intervention by my office and the Yonkers police, we were able to secure the victim’s (and their family’s) safety. As District Attorney, protecting children and vulnerable populations remains my North Star.”
Over the course of several years, beginning in 2020, the defendant is accused of raping and repeatedly sexually abusing the victim. He is further alleged to have recorded the victim on his cellphone during at least two of these incidents.
Anyone with further information about the defendant is asked to call Yonkers Police at (914) 377-7725.
DA Cacace wishes to thank the Yonkers Police Department for its diligent work on this case.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Charlotte Gudis, Assistant District Attorney Daniela Parra, and Child and Elder Abuse Bureau Chief Christine Hatfield. End of DA’s release.
Ruiz is in custody at the county jail on $50,000 bail. Last year, he was arrested for DWI.
