UPDATE: Bay Shore Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Young Girl

A Bay shore man who was found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl for four years was sentenced to a maximum 25-year sentence in state prison and 20 years of post-release supervision on Thursday, according to District Attorney Thomas Spota.

Last month, 44-year-old Robert Kattau was convicted of first degree sexual conduct against a child and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the DA.

The jury deliberated for 40 minutes before convicting him.

According to the DA, Kattau began sexually abusing the victim when she was 8 years old in the summer of 2012.

The girl told a friend of the abuse and eventually officials of the school she was attending learned of Kattau’s behavior and notified police, according to the DA.

Kattau was then arrested on March 9, 2016.

In a statement, Spota said Kattau “is a sexual predator who has shown no remorse for his crimes against this young victim, a girl who exhibited tremendous courage in coming forward to see him tried, convicted and now sentenced to the maximum prison term the law allows.”