Second Crypto Investor Surrenders in Manhattan Kidnapping, Torture Case

His surrender comes four days after the victim—a 28-year-old Italian national—managed a dramatic escape from the SoHo residence.

William Duplessie (R) is escorted out of the New York Police 13th Precinct after turning himself in on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment in New York on May 27, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo

A second cryptocurrency entrepreneur has turned himself in to police in connection with the alleged abduction and prolonged torture of an Italian man inside a luxury Manhattan townhouse, authorities said Tuesday.

William Duplessie, 32, faces a range of charges, including kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police.