Crime & Safety

Cops: Islandia Walmart Employee Sexually Abused 5-Year-Old in Store Bathroom

Islip Terrace man lured boy into bathroom Saturday night, police say.

An Islandia Walmart employee sexually abused a 5-year-old boy in a store bathroom last night, according to Suffolk Police. 

Matthew Bulmer, of Islip Terrace, was arrested at the store on Veterans Highway, following an investigation by Fourth Squad and Special Victims Section detectives. 

Police said Bulmer lured the boy, who was at the store with his mother, into the bathroom around 8:45 p.m. 

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Bulmer, 22, is charged with first degree sex abuse and acting in a manner to injure a child. Bulmer is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip.

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Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call the Special Victims Section at 631-852-6184.


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