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Ramel Blount, a 33 year old transgender who goes by the name Diamond Blount have pleaded guilty to attempted rape April 7 in an apparent plea deal.
Ramel, a Rikers inmate was reported to have raped a female prisoner while in the women’s section of the jail and have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment, officials said Monday.
According to Investigators, Ramel — who was housed in the female section of the facility — approached a 33-year-old female inmate in the bathroom at the Rose M. Singer center Feb. 8, 2021, after the victim had just finished showering.
According to authourities, Blount allegedly raped the victim while holding her down by the back of her neck.
After the incident, the victim reported to police authourities and a rape kit was given to her and the DNA sample collected, matched Blount’s DNA in the New York State Registry.
In a statement, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said, “Sexual aggression against anyone is abhorrent.”
A seven year sentence was handed to Blount in jail and eight years of post-release supervision and he was also ordered to register as a sex offender, and an order of protection was imposed.
According to Prime Business, Rikers Island is a 413.17-acre island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City’s main jail complex. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres.
