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COURIER L 16 IFE, JUNE 7–13, 2019 M BR B G
‘Politics was in his DNA’
Former District Leader Kevin Peter Carroll dies at 33
BY AIDAN GRAHAM
A Brooklyn man who allegedly raped
his 88-year-old neighbor on April 24
was formally charged in Kings County
Supreme Court on June 3, according to
prosecutors.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric
Gonzalez announced the charges
against 24-year-old Selwyn Worrell,
who allegedly tied up the elderly
woman and raped her in the basement
of her East New York house.
“This defendant allegedly assaulted
a vulnerable and defenseless woman
in her own home, which should be a
safe space,” Gonzalez said.
According to the investigation,
the victim allowed Worrell to walk
through her home to access their
shared backyard, as she had done on
several occasions when Worrell did
not have the keys to his front door.
After entering the home, Worrell
allegedly grabbed the victim by her
neck and dragged her to the basement,
before tying her hands with an electrical
cord, gagging her with a pillow
case, and raping her.
GONE TOO SOON: Bay Ridge District Leader
Kevin Peter Carroll died June 3 at the age of
33. Kevin Peter Carroll
While the victim was being forced
into the cellar, prosecutors say she activated
her life alert bracelet to call for
help. Approximately 30 minutes later,
the victim’s daughter arrived with
emergency medical personnel to fi nd
the scarcely-clothed victim bound and
gagged on the basement fl oor, prosecutors
said.
The victim’s daughter immediately
went to Worrell’s home to alert her
neighbors of the incident. Upon hearing
the news, Worrell’s father confronted
him about the incident, and he
ran off, according to police.
The elder Worrell tracked down his
son several blocks away and detained
him until police arrived, cops said.
Worrell was arraigned before Supreme
Court Justice William Miller
on a 23-count indictment, including
charges of fi rst-degree rape and fi rstdegree
sexual abuse. He faces up to 25
years in prison if convicted on the top
count.
Worrell was ordered to be held on
$500,000 bail, and will return to court
on July 30.
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Former Bay Ridge District Leader and
community advocate Kevin Peter Carroll
died on June 3. He was 33.
The native Brooklynite ran for
the Democratic Bay Ridge Council
seat in 2017 and made history in 2010
when he became the borough’s youngest
elected state committeeman at 24
years old.
He was the cousin of Assemblyman
Robert Carroll (D-Park Slope), a
staffer for Councilman Stephen Levin
(D-Brooklyn Heights), and a member
of Community Board 10.
Carroll was reportedly found dead
at home, according to Bklyner.com .
Politicians from across the borough
took to social media to mourn
Carroll’s untimely passing and praise
his community work.
“Shocked to hear the news about
Kevin’s untimely passing. Politics was
in his DNA and he got involved in community
activism from a very early age.
He was especially a champion for our
seniors,” Councilman Justin Brannan
(D-Bay Ridge) said via Twitter. “ May
he RIP & may the entire Carroll family
fi nd comfort during this diffi cult
time.”
Republican Assemblywoman Nicole
Malliotakis, whose district spans
parts of Bay Ridge and Staten Island,
lauded Carroll for his passionate community
work.
“Very sad to hear that Kevin Peter
Carroll who served as Brooklyn democratic
district leader in my district
passed away at 33,” Malliotakis said
on Twitter. “He had a great passion for
politics & community. I enjoyed working
with him where we found common
ground. We had a nice relationship.
May he rest in peace.”
Congressman Max Rose (D-Bay
Ridge) also offered his condolences
and praised Carroll’s deep knowledge
of his neighborhood.
“I’ve known Kevin for years and
was always an admirer of his commitment
to the community and deep
knowledge of all that is Bay Ridge,” he
wrote on Twitter. “You will never be
forgotten, Kevin.”
Bklyn man charged in brutal rape
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