24-year-old accused of sexually abusing minor for third time in six years

SUGAR CITY – A 24-year-old was arrested Wednesday after police said he was being investigated for raping a minor.

Noah Sean Della Silva is accused of raping a victim who was 16 or 17 years old. He has previously been charged and convicted of similar crimes.

In 2018, Della Silva, then 18, was charged with rape. The charge was later amended to felony injury to a child following a plea agreement, and Della Silva was sentenced to a six-year suspended prison sentence and eight years’ probation.

In 2019, Della Silva, then 19, was investigated for one felony count of lewd conduct with a child. According to the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office, this case does not appear in the court records because it was prosecuted as a juvenile case, so further details are not available.

New case details

According to court documents, a 17-year-old victim reported to a Madison County sheriff’s office on September 9 that she had been raped by Della Silva.

The victim claims that on March 13, she was at Della Silva’s home in Sugar City watching a movie when Della Silva “became more and more sexual” and told her that she was “mature for her age.”

The victim says she tried “not to let the interaction be sexual” and reminded Della Silva that she had to be home by midnight.

She told detectives that she told Della Silva “no,” but that he picked her up and took her to another room before raping her.

According to police reports, Della Silva “was aware of (the victim’s) age prior to this event.”

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Della Silva on Wednesday and took him into custody early that morning.

Della Silva was booked into the Madison County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He is expected to appear for a preliminary hearing on November 6.

If convicted, he could face life in prison.