For the new 50-count indictment, Cheng has been charged with 10 counts of predatory sexual assault, three counts of rape in the first degree, seven counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, four counts of assault in the second degree, three counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree, 11 counts of unlawful surveillance in the second degree, eight counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, officials said.
Cheng pleaded not guilty and was returned to jail, where he has been held without bond since his arrest in December.