Lindenhurst Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 2 Daughters: DA

LINDENHURST, NY — A Lindenhurst man was found guilty by a jury on Friday of raping his 12-year-old daughter and sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced.

In early 2016, the 42-year-old man, whose name was withheld to protect the privacy of the children, went into a room where his then 8-year-old daughter was resting. The man sexually abused the child and told her to clean herself up afterward and watched as she showered, according to evidence at trial.

That daughter did not disclose the abuse until 2021, when she told her mother what occurred.

Following that disclosure, the man's older daughter told her mother that in April 2013, when she was 12 years old, her father raped and sexually abused her also; he woke her up by committing sexual acts, prosecutors said.

Once she was awake, the man then raped her, officials said. He then told her that she had wet the bed, and she needed to clean herself, prosecutors said.

After both daughters disclosed the abuse, their mother contacted the Suffolk County Police
Department and the man was arrested, prosecutors said.

Following his arrest, the man sent a letter to the victims’ mother, indicating that he was sorry for what he had done, officials said.

“The abuse that these two girls suffered at the hands of their father is reprehensible. This defendant violated his role as a father in the most despicable way,” said Tierney. “I am humbled by the bravery of the victims in coming forward, and hope that this guilty verdict will allow them to feel some measure of peace after what they endured.”

After a jury trial, the man was found guilty before County Court Judge, the Honorable Karen M. Wilutis, of the following charges, the DA said:

 One count of first-degree rape
 One count of first-degree criminal sex act
 Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse
 One count of criminal contempt

The man is due back in court for sentencing on Oct. 11, and faces up to 32 years in prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.

Patch reached out to Christopher Gioe, the man's attorney, for comment.