NEW YORK (WABC) -- An off-duty FDNY paramedic has been arrested on rape charges after police say he raped a 10-year-old girl during a house party in Queens.
Investigators say 25-year-old Frantz Petion was a guest at a birthday party on Saturday night when he went into the attic bedroom of the young girl.
That's when he allegedly grabbed her by the neck and sexually assaulted her.
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The victim began to yell, which according to police drew the attention of a family friend at the party who checked on the girl and discovered what had happened.
Petion is charged with first-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child.
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He faces up to 25 years in jail.
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