A 56-year-old man residing in the Town of Islip was found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter.
In February 2023, following an incident of sexual abuse by the defendant, the then-17-year-old victim disclosed the abuse to one of her teachers. Law enforcement spoke with the victim who reported that the defendant began grooming her in 2020 when she was 15 years old. (The District Attorney’s Office is not naming the defendant in order to avoid identifying the victim of a sex crime.)
The police recovered the shorts that the victim had been wearing during the February 2023 incident and sent them for DNA analysis, which revealed the presence of the defendant’s semen. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department arrested the defendant on February 17, 2023.
On December 12, 2024, the defendant was convicted of the following charges after a jury trial, heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei:
- two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, both Class D violent felonies
- one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor
Mazzei remanded the defendant until sentencing, which is scheduled for January 13, 2025. The defendant faces up to 14 years in prison, and he will also have to register as a sex offender.
“The verdict today holds the defendant accountable for his horrific actions,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Our thoughts remain with the victim as she continues to heal from this unimaginable trauma.”