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Brandon R. Corey(Photo: Provided, (Binghamton, N.Y.) Press & Sun Bulletin)
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. --<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Two teenagers accused in a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>robbery and sexual assault in a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Johnson City, N.Y., parking lot<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will face adult prosecution<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after a Broome County grand jury handed up multiple felony indictments Friday.
Brandon R. Corey, 16, of Johnson City, was indicted on six counts, including first-degree rape and first-degree robbery. Jacob R. Coish, 17, of Binghamton, was indicted on three counts, including first-degree robbery.
Johnson City police said a female hospital employee was walking to her car shortly after midnight April 14<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when a man approached her, showed a knife and attempted to rob her in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>UHS Wilson Memorial Hospital parking lot. He then raped her, stole her vehicle and cellphone, and fled.
The vehicle was later found in Binghamton's west side.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Investigators say the driver crashed it on Main Street in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Binghamton, then continued to drive before abandoning it.
Jacob R. Coish<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Provided,)
Corey and Coish were arrested a few days later. After Corey's arrest, Johnson City Police Chief<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Brent Dodge said the attack appeared to have been random, and Corey and the woman were not acquainted.
"We’re confident this is the right suspect and this is a rock-solid case," Dodge<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said in April.
When Coish was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>arrested, police said he was suspected of taking part in the vehicle theft.
Under state law, cases involving defendants under age 19 can be prosecuted in family court, and convictions of youthful offenders are sealed. Speaking last month before the indictment,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell said his office has discretion in such cases<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but would not consent to a youthful offender designation.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Korchak presented the case to the grand jury and will prosecute<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it, according to the DA's office.
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