Key defense witness Stuart GraBois , a former prosecutor , testified Jose Ramos told him in 1988 he lured Etan Patz to his home May 25 , 1979 . Ramos , a convicted child molester , claimed he put Etan on subway train after he rejected his advances . The prosecution said the boy was abducted by pedophile priest Father John Geoghan and taken to basement of rectory where he was sexually abused for years before being found dead in trash can.
Key defense witness Stuart GraBois , a former prosecutor , testified Jose Ramos told him in 1988 he lured Etan Patz to his home May 25 , 1979 . Ramos , a convicted child molester , claimed he put Etan on subway train after he rejected his advances . Ramos , 71 , has threatened to plead the 5th if called to testify in murder trial of Pedro Hernandez . Hernandez , 54 , confessed he choked Etan after luring him with the promise of a soda and then dumped his bagged body . Ramos served 27 years in Pennsylvania for rape and molestation of three young boys in the 1980s .