A Brooklyn judge lost patience yesterday with a janitor accused of repeatedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl in a school, saying she “wouldn’t be sad” if he went to prison for life.
Ambiorix Rodriguez, 33, who worked for a decade as a janitor at the Middle School of Marketing and Legal Studies in East Flatbush, grinned and nodded his head yesterday as Supreme Court Justice Patricia DiMango pointed at him from the bench.
“Either you had sex repeatedly with this 12-year-old girl or you didn’t,” DiMango said. “But you know what? You know what you did.”
Prosecutors accuse Rodriguez of having sex with the pre-adolescent in a school basement between September 2010 and January 2011. Police got wind of the alleged molestation after the girl was heard talking about the encounters with friends on a school trip.
DiMango said prosecutors are considering a plea deal that would put the unmarried Rodriguez in prison for a decade. But no deal has been struck, and DiMango ordered the defense lawyer to quickly discuss a plea with his client.
If convicted of the top charge — predatory sexual assault of a child — DiMango assured Rodriguez, “You’ll go to jail for the rest of your life. And that doesn’t make me sad.”
DiMango said prosecutors would ensure the parents had a chance to weigh in on any deal before it was struck.
Rodriguez’s attorney, Michael Sheinberg, said negotiations with the DA are continuing.