'Despicable' Boniface Gets Maximum Sentence For Violent Rape

ORANGE COUNTY, NY — A Hudson Valley man received the maximum sentence allowed by law for crimes prosecutors described as "vile, "unspeakable" and "despicable."

Jesse Boniface, age 52, of Middletown, was sentenced in the Orange County Court to an aggregate sentence of 25 years in prison to be followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Monday.

This was the maximum sentence available, after he was convicted after a jury trial of all charges against him, including the crime of rape in the first degree and related charges.

"The only sentence appropriate in this case was the one imposed, which is the maximum available under the law," Hoovler said. "This defendant’s unspeakable conduct requires his separation from the rest of civilized society for the most amount of time possible. I praise the bravery of the victim in this case, who is forced to live every day with the awful consequences of this defendant’s actions. My Office will continue to prioritize the prosecution of violent sexual offenders."

The jury found that on November 17, in the Town of Crawford, Boniface engaged in sexual intercourse and oral sexual conduct by forcible compulsion with another person. The sexual assault was promptly reported to the Town of Crawford Police department which, after conducting an investigation, arrested Boniface.

District Attorney Hoovler thanked the Town of Crawford Department whose investigation led to the arrest of Boniface. He also thanked the New York State Police who assisted in the investigation and analysis of forensic evidence and commended Senior Assistant District Attorney Michael Purcell aa well as Assistant District Attorney Ralph Deluca who prosecuted the case.

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