SELDEN MAN FOUND GUILTY BY JURY OF SUBJECTING MULTIPLE CHILDREN TO YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that a Selden man,[1] 68, was found guilty after a jury trial of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, and other related charges, for sexually abusing three of his children over a thirteen-year period.

“No child should ever be subjected to the horrors of sexual abuse, let alone by their parent,” said District Attorney Tierney. “I commend the victims for their bravery in testifying against their abuser, and I thank the jury for their careful review of the evidence. My office will always do everything within its power to seek justice for all victims of sexual abuse.”

The evidence at trial established that between 1997 and 2010, the defendant subjected three of his children to ongoing sexual abuse. The children were between the ages of seven and 13 years old at the time and were unable to report the abuse to anyone because they were afraid of being taken away from the family and separated from their siblings. When the three children became adults, they reported the abuse to the police.

On November 25, 2024, a jury found the defendant guilty of three counts of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies, and one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, a Class D violent felony. The defendant faces up to 57 years in prison at the time of sentencing and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The defendant is due back in court for sentencing on January 7, 2025. He is being represented by Ian Fitzgerald, Esq. and Chase Brown, Esq.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Michelle Chiuchiolo of the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Ashley Berube, formerly of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Special Victims Section.

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