Lynn rape suspect indicted

SALEM – A Lynn man who police say repeatedly raped and molested a 12-year-old girl during a two-month span was one of four men indicted Wednesday afternoon by an Essex County grand jury.Tony Belcher-White, 18, of 35 Hood St., Lynn, is charged with four counts of rape of a child with force, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 and a single count of assault with intent to rape a child.The allegations arise out of five incidents that occurred in Lynn between the beginning of September through Nov. 20.The first inappropriate act occurred during a party, the victim said, and continued even though she told him she was only 12.The victim reported the incident to a social worker who then contacted the child’s father before reporting it to police.Belcher-White faces a potential life sentence if convicted on each of the child rape charges.Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Kirshenbaum is assigned to prosecute the case for the state.Also indicted were:Thomas Pass, 62, of 12 Spring Road, Lynn, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, fifth offense, operating a motor vehicle after suspension, subsequent offense, and three counts of leaving the scene of an accident after causing property damage. The charges concern an incident in Lynn on Sept. 22 when the accused reportedly struck two cars and a stone wall on Spring Road. Assistant District Attorney Greg Johnson is prosecuting the case.Amaury Severino, 31, of 30 Ocean St., #10, Lynn, is charged with carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, unlicensed sale of a firearm, distribution of cocaine, possession of ammunition and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. The charges involve three separate incidents in Lynn.Tyrath Seng, 22, of 193 Donahue Road, Dracut, faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, unlawful sale of a firearm and a firearm violation, having been previously convicted of a violent crime, stems from his arrest in Saugus, when he allegedly was caught peddling a 50-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver to an undercover officer at the Appleby’s Restaurant parking lot on Route 1. Seng is facing up to 15 years in state prison, if convicted of the most serious charge of firearm violation. Assistant District Attorney Marsha Slingerland is prosecuting the case for the state.Indictments are a legal process that allows a case to be transferred from District Court to Superior Court, allowing for a more severe punishment. It is not an indication of guilt.