Suspect William Duplessie due in court in Crypto torture case in Lower Manhattan
SOHO, New York City (WABC) — One of the suspects in the crypto torture case has a scheduled court appearance Friday.
William Duplessie was arraigned earlier this week after turning himself in on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment.
The 32-year-old is the second crypto investor, the other being 37-year-old John Woeltz.
Both surrendered to police in the alleged torture of an Italian businessman inside Woeltz’s Manhattan apartment.
They’re accused of beating the victim, plying him with drugs and more demanding access to his crypto passwords.
Also under investigation are two NYPD detectives who provided private security for one of the suspects.
Sources say one of the off-duty detectives, who works as part of the mayor’s advanced…
