FedEx driver charged with rape, sexual assault

Police fear Washington teens victimized

WASHINGTON — A FedEx driver has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing several teenagers in the town of Washington, under the age of 17, according to the New York State Police (NYSP) Bureau of Criminal Investigation from the Salt Point barracks.  

Thirty-year-old Joshua J. Ginyard of Poughkeepsie was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 25, and charged with two counts of Rape 3rd Degree, two counts of Criminal Sexual Act 3rd Degree, two counts of Disseminating Indecent Material to a Minor, all felonies. He was also charged with the Class A Misdemeanor charge of Forcible Touching.  

According to the Troop K Newsroom, Troopers received information pertaining to a local FedEx driver who had allegedly sexually abused several teens on Sunday, Aug. 15. 

An investigation conducted by the NYSP revealed that Ginyard would pick up the teens in his FedEx truck while he was on his route during work hours.  According to investigators, he would then “transport them to a remote location in the town of Washington,” where he would give them marijuana. While inside of the delivery truck, according to the police, “Ginyard had sexual intercourse and oral sex with one of the juveniles on two separate occasions. Additionally, he forcibly touched another teen while inside of the truck.”

With assistance from the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit and the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center, Ginyard was arrested on Aug. 17. In addition the charges listed above, he was also charged with two counts of Disseminating Indecent Materials to a Minor for sending sexually explicit text messages to two of the juveniles.  

Ginyard was then arraigned in the Town of Washington Court and released on his own recognizance.

After digging deeper into the case, days later, on Aug. 23, authorities again arrested Ginyard and charged him with two counts of Rape, two counts of a Criminal Sexual Act and Forcible Touching. 

The defendant was then arraigned on those charges before the Town of Washington Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.  Ginyard is due to reappear in the Town of Washington Court at a later date and time. 

According to the NYSP, additional charges are pending.

The Millbrook Police Department, the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office assisted the NYSP in its investigation.  

Anyone who believes they may be the victim of a crime perpetuated by Ginyard is asked to contact Investigator Melissa McMorris at 845-677-7372.

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