NY Woman Accused of Rape of Boy

(Kingston, New York) A 24-year-old local woman, Erica Laland, was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old boy.

She has been charged with third-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child.

Deputies say they were called around 5 p.m. to a dispute between neighbors. The teenage boy lived in one of the homes. Investigating deputies determined that Erica Laland had sex with the boy earlier in the evening.

According to deputies, she knew a downstairs tenant in the home and had met the teenager, who lived with his parents upstairs.

Deputies believe the victim and Laland had been drinking.

Laland was booked into custody at the Sullivan County Jail with bail set at $2,500.