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Suffolk County Police arrested a West Islip teenager this past Wednesday, after he illegally pierced two underage girls in his apartment.
18 year old, Nicholas Cunningham was running his own body piercing business at his Pease Lane apartment, where on March 30 he pierced the belly buttons of one 14-year-old and one 15-year-old girl. The piercing was performed in a non-sterile and unsanitary environment. Cunningham would charge a $25 fee for the whole procedure.
Parents of the 14-year-old girl informed the police this past Monday, after their daughter was treated for an infection at a hospital, said Lt. James Gruenfelder, commanding officer of the Third Precinct crime control section.
“We believe that he’s been doing this for a while, not every day, but he’s been doing this for his friends and it got around by word of mouth,” Gruenfelder said. “It’s usually people he knows, or friends of friends”
Cunningham was charged with two counts of putting in danger the welfare of a minor and two counts of prohibited piercing, a misdemeanor. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and is scheduled to be arraigned May 29 at First District Court in Central Islip.
In 1997, the Suffolk body-piercings law took effect and not many arrests have occured. During 2007 and 2008 none were made, and now Cunningham’s arrest is considered the first for 2009, said a police spokeswoman.
After the police were alerted of the situation by concerned parents, and a subsequent investigation, they discovered one of the victims. Creating an alert for any information about this case or similar incidents, you may call the Third Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8326. All calls will be kept confidential.
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