New Charges for Man Accused of Sex Abuse

By Tina MacIntyre-Yee
Democrat and Chronicle
July 15, 2015

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/07/15/roy-battle-sex-abuse-teen-toys-rochester-held-without-bail/30191777/

Roy Battle

A former city man accused of sexual abuse of two teens who appeared in Monroe County Court Wednesday was taken into custody after new charges out of Kentucky, similar in nature, came to light.

Roy Battle, 26, of Studio City, California, was charged with 10 counts of first-degree sex abuse, a felony, and was held without bail when Judge Christopher Ciaccio learned of the Kentucky warrant for Battle’s arrest, as well as the indictment against Battle.

Because the indictment is sealed, no one knows yet what the exact charge is, but it could drastically change the complexity of the case, said Brian DeCarolis, Battle’s lawyer.

Battle is accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with two male teens at his former Glendale Park apartment starting in February 2009, said Kyle Rossi, Monroe County Assistant District Attorney. The teens had met Battle through a church where he volunteered, he said.

One of the teens’ family members was a “close family friend” of Battle, with the alleged contact occurring during an extended visit the boy had with relatives in Rochester and then in Kentucky when Battle visited the family, Rossi said.

Battle is scheduled to return to court Sept. 9