Suffolk Man Gets 13 Years In Prison For Raping 12-Year-Old: DA

BAY SHORE, NY — A Bay Shore man was sentenced to 13 years in prison in court on Wednesday, for raping and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

Omar Stevenson, 44, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in November 2022 before County Court Judge, the Honorable Karen M. Wilutis. He also received 15 years of post-release supervision, prosecutors said.

On four separate occasions from November 2021 through December 2021, Stevenson assaulted the girl, according to court filings.

The crimes were discovered when the girl's mother saw that Stevenson called the 12-year-old in the early morning hours after his last attack.

After confronting Stevenson as to why he was calling her daughter, the mother discovered inappropriate text messages between Stevenson and the victim through the child’s social media account, prosecutors said.

The evidence against Stevenson included the matching of his DNA to DNA recovered from clothing the victim wore during the last assault.

“This defendant violated the trust of the victim by taking advantage of her innocence,” said Tierney. “He will serve a substantial prison sentence for his actions, thanks to the bravery of the victim in coming forward to tell her story.”

Stevenson has also been certified as a sex offender. His sex offender risk level designation will be determined upon his release from prison, prosecutors said.