LI Man Who Sexually Abused Granddaughter, 7, Sentenced To 25 Years: DA
WADING RIVER, NY — A Wading River man, 69, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday after sexually abusing his granddaughter for years, beginning when she was seven years old, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.The District Attorney’s Office is not naming the man in order to protect the identity of the child victim. He was sentenced after pleading guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct and other related charges, the DA said.According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, between the fall of 2017 and March 2021, the man subjected his granddaughter to repeated acts of sexual abuse whenever she stayed at her grandparents’ house, Tierney said.The girl disclosed the abuse to her mother in July 2022, when she was 12 years old, the DA said. The girl's family then called the police, and the man was placed under arrest; he confessed to having sexually abused his granddaughter, the DA said.On January 14, the man pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei to charges including first-degree course of sexual conduct, a Class B violent felony; second-degree course of sexual conduct, a Class D violent felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor, Tierney said.On Monday, the man was sentenced to 25 years in prison; he was represented by Steven Politi.Speaking with Patch in a prior interview, Politi said: "Everyone definitely has the right to plead guilty, just as they have the right to go to trial. I would not recommend doing what he did in this instance, but he decided that was what he wanted to do, for myriad reasons. I don't agree with it, but my client is entitled to plead guilty."Politi also said that his client "had been deemed incompetent by two state doctors." In the end, after testimony from a third doctor, the judge "found my client competent," Politi said. "I disagree wholeheartedly with the court's findings and believe that my client is, in fact, incompetent."His client, 69, "thought he was 80," Politi said. Now, Politi said: "The likelihood is that my client is going to die in prison. It's a horrible case, a horrible thing."He said he felt the trial went "pretty well in terms of testimony. But the most important thing is that this is what my client wanted — and this is what my client did.""Sexual abuse has devastating and lifelong effects on anyone who is a victim of it, especially an innocent child," said Tierney. "I hope that the significant prison sentence imposed today is a deterrent to anyone who may want to prey on children."The article LI Man Who Sexually Abused Granddaughter, 7, Sentenced To 25 Years: DA appeared first on Riverhead, NY Patch.
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