Long Island man sentenced to 18 years for beating, strangling, raping estranged wife

A Long Island antheral has been sentenced to 18 years successful situation for beating, strangling and raping his estranged wife astir 2 years ago, prosecutors said Monday.

The 48-year-old Farmingville, N.Y. resident, whose sanction has not been released to support the victim’s identity, pleaded blameworthy earlier this twelvemonth to 23 counts — including rape, strangulation and battle — successful the convulsive onslaught connected the parent of his 2 children.

Prosecutors accidental the suspect and the unfortunate were going done a divorcement portion surviving successful abstracted areas of their marital home. On Nov. 13, 2022, astatine astir 6 a.m., the antheral broke a bath doorway and began attacking the victim, “dragging her from the bath into his bedroom, and past strangled her until she mislaid consciousness.”

She woke up to find him beating and violently sexually assaulting her, officials said. She tried to flight but the antheral went aft her, erstwhile again beating the unfortunate and choking her until she became unconscious.

After astir 3 hours of relentless beating, the antheral forced her to ablution and hid her cellphone to forestall her from calling 911.

He besides wrote apology notes to their 2 children, who weren’t astatine location astatine the time, and near the letters connected their beds.

After helium fled, the unfortunate was capable to find a telephone and telephone constabulary for help. The antheral was located soon aft successful Sagaponack, connected the East End of Long Island, portion the unfortunate was transported to a adjacent hospital.

“This subsister showed tremendous courageousness successful coming guardant to clasp the suspect accountable for his vile acts,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said successful a quality release.

On Monday, Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis sentenced the defendent to 18 years successful situation followed by 18 years of post-release supervision.