CYNDI MURRAY PHOTO | Rudy Orlando Cruz-Ventura escorted into Southold Town Justice Court Thursday.
A 33-year-old Greenport man has been arrested in connection with a rape that occurred at Goldsmith’s Inlet Beach in Peconic Tuesday night, Southold Town Police said.
Rudy Orlando Cruz-Ventura, 33, was arrested at a business on Shelter Island Wednesday, police said.
The sex assault occurred at the beach, located at the end of Mill Lane, at about 9:30 Tuesday night, police said. The victim was also a 33-year-old resident of Greenport, police said.
Mr. Cruz-Ventura is being held at Southold Town Police headquarters, pending his arraignment Thursday in Southold Town Justice Court on one count of first-degree rape, police said.
Shelter Island Police aided in the investigation.