Rockland Jury Finds Predatory Uncle Guilty Of Sexual Assault

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A Spring Valley resident who sexually molested his niece for years was found guilty by a Rockland County jury on two felony charges, County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced.

Holger Chuya-Andrade was convicted on one count of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child (Class A-II Felony) and one count of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree (Class B Felony).

From May 1, 2011 through May 1, 2014, the defendant engaged in a course of sexual abuse which started when the victim was 7 years old and lasted until she was 10. Chuya-Andrade is her biological uncle.

"The verdict of guilty on all counts by a jury is the first step in securing justice for the victim," Walsh said. "My office will work tirelessly to protect innocent children. Heinous crimes against children in Rockland County are reprehensible and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Chuya-Andrade was sent to Rockland County Jail until sentencing on Nov. 21. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison on the top count. In addition, Chuya-Andrade will have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The investigation was handled by the Spring Valley Police Department with the assistance of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit. Supervising Assistant District Attorney Gerard M. Damiani III and Assistant District Attorney Morgan Czarnik prosecuted the case.