NEW CITY – A 70-year-old Chestnut Ridge man was sentenced in Rockland County Court on Wednesday to 12 years in state prison after he pled guilty to a charge of course of sexual conduct against a child as a violent felony.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II said Thomas Kelly subjected a girl under the age of 13 to continuous sexual abuse in the Village of Chestnut Ridge between June 20, 2019 and February 2020.
Kelly will also face 10-years of post-release supervision with a full stay-away order of protection, and he will be required to register as a sex offender.
“This defendant abused a position of trust and subjected this child to repeated sexual acts,” said Walsh. “The victim had the strength to confront this defendant in court today and provided a powerful victim impact statementr during the sentencing proceeding. She is a testament to the courage and perserverence of victims who deserve justice.”
The investigation was conducted by Ramapo Police with assistance from the Rockland County DA’s Special Victims Unit.
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