A 69-year-old Wading River man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting his granddaughter starting when she was 7 years old.
The defendant sexually abused his granddaughter whenever she stayed at her grandparents’ house between the fall of 2017 and March 2021. The victim revealed the assault to her mother in July 2022, when she was 12 years old. The victim’s family called the police, and the man was arrested. The man then confessed to sexually abusing the girl.
On January 14, 2025, the defendant pleaded guilty to the following charges:
- First-degree course of sexual conduct, a Class B violent felony
- Second-degree course of sexual conduct, a Class D violent felony
- Endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor
On March 3, 2025, the man was sentenced to 25 years in jail.
“Sexual abuse has devastating lifelong effects on anyone who is a victim of it, especially an innocent child,” Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said. “I hope that the significant prison sentence imposed today is a deterrent to anyone who may want to prey on children.”