A 47-year-old Selden man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he 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 after a bench trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei of 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.
On May 26, 2026, the defendant was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision.
“It is unconscionable that a father would subject his own daughter to years of such disgusting acts of sexual abuse,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “Our hearts go out to the victim who was extremely brave in coming forward after everything that she endured, and we will continue to provide unwavering support for her as she navigates the path to healing from this egregious crime.”