Man Arrested for Attempted Rape at Auburn Suicide Scene

Wilver O. Laparra-Gonzalez, 34, of Throop, allegedly paid $80 for intercourse and oral sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was actually an undercover police officer, according to Auburn City Court records. He was arrested Aug. 8 at the Melone Village Apartments and charged with attempted rape in the second degree and attempted criminal sexual act in the second degree.

Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci told The Citizen that Laparra-Gonzalez’s arrest was part of an investigation that also brought Auburn Police Department officers into contact with Scott R. Demonte, 51, of Fayetteville, at the housing complex the same day. Demonte pointed a gun at officers before shooting himself with a single bullet, killing him.

Grome Antonacci said Laparra-Gonzalez, who is in the U.S. illegally, was taken to the Cayuga County Jail on a $10,000 cash or $20,000 surety bond. He is also being held at the federal level through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.