(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that a 37-year-old Brookhaven man* pleaded guilty to two counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree for sexually abusing his two stepdaughters beginning when they were ten and twelve years old, respectively.
“This defendant used his role as the stepfather of these children not to protect and nurture them, but to prey upon them,” said District Attorney Tierney. “In doing so, he took advantage of these victims during the most sensitive and vulnerable stages of their lives, in the most reprehensible manner possible. We hope that the resolution of this case gives the victims the peace they need to begin the process of healing.”
According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, in September 2018, the defendant began to sexually abuse one of his stepdaughters when she was only 10 years old. He continued to sexually abuse her until June 2021. In September 2022, the defendant began to sexually abuse his second stepdaughter when she was just 12 years old and continued to do so until February 2024.
On February 7, 2024, the defendant video recorded himself sexually abusing the victim, which he had also done on several previous occasions. The following day, the victim’s mother discovered the videos on the defendant’s iPad and contacted the police, who arrested the defendant.
On February 19, 2026, the defendant pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis to two counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies.
The defendant is due back in court for sentencing on March 19, 2026, and is expected to be sentenced to 30 years in prison. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Zachary Kelly and Kirsten Reilly of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau, and the criminal investigation was conducted by Detective Christopher Albanese of the Special Victims Section of the Suffolk County Police Department.
*The District Attorney is not naming the defendant to protect the identity of the child victims.