(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that a 38-year-old Patchogue man[1] was sentenced to 75 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of Rape in November for sexually abusing his daughter and his younger half-sister over nearly a decade.
“Today’s sentence of 75 years ensures this predator will spend the rest of his life in prison, where he can no longer harm another child,” said District Attorney Tierney. “While no prison term can undo the profound trauma inflicted upon these survivors, this outcome represents justice and, we hope, provides some measure of closure. This sentence affirms that our community will not tolerate those who prey upon the most vulnerable among us.”
The evidence at trial established that in September 2013, the defendant began to sexually abuse his daughter when she was just five years old and starting kindergarten. The abuse continued for several years, with the defendant telling the victim not to tell anyone about it because doing so would ruin their family. The last incident occurred right before the victim’s 14th birthday when the defendant climbed into her bed, raped her, and told her to be quiet when she said she was going to tell her mother.
Subsequently, on August 29, 2021, the defendant also sexually abused a second victim, his then 15-year-old half-sister who was spending the night at his house after having come from Manhattan with their father for a visit. While she slept on an air mattress, the defendant crawled in next to her and held her body in a leg lock to keep her from moving as he pulled off her clothing and raped her.
When the older victim reported the incident to the police and an investigation began into that abuse, the younger victim gained the courage to come forward about the abuse that she had endured for years, resulting in the defendant being charged for his conduct toward both children.
On November 24, 2025, the defendant was convicted after a jury trial, heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei of the following charges:
- Two counts of Rape in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony;
- One count of Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony;
- One count of Rape in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony;
- Five counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D violent felony;
- One count of Rape in the Third Degree, a Class E felony;
- One count of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor; and
- Three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class A misdemeanor.
On January 7, 2026, the man was sentenced to 75 years in prison. He was represented by John Halverson, Esq.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Melissa Grier and Janine Santorelli of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau with assistance from District Attorney Investigator Loraine Winters. The investigation was conducted by Detective Kacy McLaughlin, of the Suffolk County Police Department Special Victims Section. The victims were assisted by District Attorney Crime Victim Advocate Sorene Ryan.
[1] The District Attorney is not naming the defendant to protect the identity of the child victims.