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Amenia man sentenced to 22 years in State Prison for sexually assaulting a child

Published: 8/29/2019

Jeffery Rodriquez of Amenia (DOB 12/31/1995) was sentenced yesterday by Judge Forman to 22 years in prison and 20 years post-release supervision on his plea to Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree. The defendant repeatedly sexually abused the child victim from approximately July 1, 2015 through February 28, 2018 when the child was 9 through 11 years old. The case was investigated by the New York State Police in cooperation with the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center and prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Joelle Morabito-Cruz. The defendant will be required to register as a sex offender.