Criminal History
Federal charges were filed against Rooney as of 1998. He is currently charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor in Essex County, about 80 miles east of Burlington. He is also charged with sexual assault on a minor and on an 18 year old woman. Rooney is believed to have used an ether-soaked cloth to subdue and incapacitate the woman. A former girlfriend with whom he had a child has said that he threatened to kill her on numerous occasions. According to court documents, Rooney is believed to have three children with as many mothers.
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