Court records: Mastic Beach home burglaries suspect confessed to trying to rape 75-year-old victim
By: News 12 StaffOct 22, 2023, 4:48pm Updated on: Oct 23, 2023
A suspect accused in the assault of two women in their 70s during two home burglaries in Mastic Beach tried to rape one of the victims, according to court records.
Police say 42-year-old Derrick Clancy shared graphic details when he confessed to the crime. Clancy allegedly punched a 75-year-old woman in the face repeatedly and took her clothes off.
The 42-year-old homeless man also told police on Sunday that he used a brick to smash a window and climb into the woman's home while she was sleeping just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday Oct. 17.
Authorities say Clancy also entered a home through an unlocked window and assaulted a 78-year-old a week earlier at around 4 a.m. on Oct. 10.