Could Face Up to 25 Years in Prison
A Huntington Station man was found guilty of beating his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter, causing life-threatening injuries.
Between February 17, 2024, and February 19, 2024, the defendant was babysitting his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter while she went to work and ran errands. Upon returning home on February 18, 2024, the child’s mother noticed significant bruises on her child’s body. The next day, on February 19, 2024, she noticed that her child had a new, significant bruise on her face, that her child was vomiting profusely, and was unable to stand or respond to her.
The mother brought her child to the emergency room at Huntington Hospital, where it was determined that the child was in critical condition. The child was then transferred to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where she received emergency surgery to repair a life-threatening injury to her small intestine which was caused by significant blunt force trauma.
On February 28, 2025, the defendant, 33, was convicted of the following charges after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei:
- one count of first-degree assault, a Class B violent felony
- two counts of second-degree assault, both Class D violent felonies
- one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor
The names of the defendant and the victim’s mother were not named in order to protect the child’s identity.
“A defenseless two-year-old child was left in critical condition after enduring horrific injuries caused by this defendant under circumstances evincing his depraved indifference to her life,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “No parent should ever come home to find their child in such a state, and no child should ever have to endure such heinous abuse. We thank the jury for their time and attention in this case, and we will be seeking the maximum penalty allowable under the law at the defendant’s sentencing.”
The defendant is due back in court for sentencing on April 10, 2025, and faces up to 25 years in prison on the top count.