Brookhaven Man, Who 'Preyed On' Stepdaughters, Caught After Recording Sexual Abuse, Pleads Guilty: DA

RIVERSIDE, NY — A Brookhaven man pleaded guilty to two counts of course of first-degree sexual conduct against a child for sexually abusing his two stepdaughters, beginning when they were 10 and 12 years old, respectively, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney said Thursday.

The 37-year-old man is not being named to protect the identities of the children involved.

He is expected to be sentenced to 30 years in prison when he is due back in court on March 19.

He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society, which does not comment on cases.

Tierney said the man "used his role as the stepfather of these children not to protect and nurture them, but to prey upon them."

“In doing so, he took advantage of these victims during the most sensitive and vulnerable stages of their lives, in the most reprehensible manner possible," he said. "We hope that the resolution of this case gives the victims the peace they need to begin the process of healing.”

In September 2018, the man began to sexually abuse one of his stepdaughters when she was
only 10 years old, and he continued to sexually abuse her until June 2021, prosecutors said, adding that in September 2022, he began sexually abusing his second stepdaughter when she was just 12 years old, and continued to do so until February 2024.

In February 2024, he video-recorded himself sexually abusing the victim, which he had also done on several previous occasions, and the following day, the girl's mother discovered the videos on the defendant’s iPad and contacted the police, who arrested him, according to prosecutors.