A 47-year-old Selden man was found guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing his daughter when she was just five years old.
In the summer of 2015, when the victim was five years old, the defendant began touching her intimate parts while her mother was not home. The abuse escalated to intercourse and only came to an end when the defendant moved out of the house and no longer had access to the victim. The victim held onto the secret for several years but eventually told school officials. The defendant was arrested in April 2024 following an investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department.
The District Attorney’s Office is not naming the defendant in order to protect the identity of the child victim.
On September 15, 2025, the defendant was found guilty of the following charges after a bench trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei: Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony, and Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony.
The defendant is due back in court on October 16, 2025, for sentencing and faces up to 25 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision.
“This conviction represents justice for a brave young survivor who endured unimaginable trauma at the hands of someone who should have been her protector,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “I commend the courage of this young victim in coming forward, and I want all survivors to know that our Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau stands ready to fight for them and seek justice on their behalf.”