By the time the fire was put out around 4:30 p.m., the right side of the house was charred beyond recognition, and some deck boards had burned to the point where they shriveled up.
"The defendant was a complete stranger who allegedly used a mobile app to gain access to a child for his own sick benefit," Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said.
A serial burglar who racked up 17 previous arrests stole dough out of a Brooklyn synagogue and then used the subway tracks for his unsuccessful escape route, police said Wednesday.
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