Originally Posted - July 23, 2006

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CENTRAL ISLIP-A man who allegedly lured underage girls to cemeteries via a vampire-related website has been indicted for rape and sodomy charges.

Eric Fischer, 23, of Sayville, allegedly met girls on vampirefreaks.com and arranged to meet them in Long Island cemeteries but the 13-year-old girl that he thought he would meet turned out to be an undercover cop with the Suffolk County police department.

Fischer is being held on $350,000 bail after pleading not guilty to 25 counts including rape, criminal sexual act, attempted dissemination of indecent materials to a minor and endangering the welfare of a child.

He had been previously arrested in March and charged with third degree rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year old girl that he met through the website. In April, he allegedly lured a 13-year-old who was instead an undercover detective. Following an investigation, five other alleged victims were found ranging in age from 14 to 16.

The age of consent in New York is 17.

According to the indictment, Fischer used the screen name of xxmoonmelodyxx and allegedly sent explicit photos to an individual he thought was a 13-year-old girl for the purpose of inducing her to have sex with him.

The cemetery where he attempted to lure his victims is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. 7-23-06

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