A former thrash-metal rocker who is a registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a missing New York City teen found in his home — with his wife accused of allowing the abuse.
Marc Piovanetti, a guitarist with Carnivore and Crumbsuckers in the 80s, was arrested last week with his 50-year-old wife, Jennifer Piovanetti, after the girl was found in their New Jersey home, prosecutors said.
The 58-year-old musician was already a registered sex offender when he met the New York girl — who was between the ages of 13 and 16 — on TurnUp, a music-related dating app, NJ.com reported.
He arranged for the girl to come to his Fort Lee home late last month, and she was reported missing to the NYPD while there, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Piovanetti then gave the youngster marijuana and sexually assaulted her over two days — while his wife and an unidentified child who was under 13 were also home, the prosecutor alleged.
Authorities eventually located the child at the Piovanettis’ home on Feb. 23 after she started using the former rocker’s phone, and NYPD detectives were able to ping it, NJ.com reported.
The guitarist was charged with numerous counts of sexual assault, luring and endangering the welfare of a child. His wife was also arrested and faces multiple charges related to endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.
The Crumbsuckers’ rocker has a history of alleged child sex crimes, according to Vice, which said he was sentenced in 2017 to 10 years’ probation for raping a child under 15 years old.
Both Piovanettis were placed into the custody of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office ahead of their appearances in Bergen County Superior Court.
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