FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: DECEMBER 13, 2017
RE: PRESS RELEASE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. HOLLEY CARNRIGHT ANNOUNCES: KINGSTON MAN RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL
ABUSE OF CHILD
David Vega-Soto, 38, formerly of 82 Henry Street in
the City of Kingston was sentenced Tuesday, December 12, 2017, by County Court
Judge Donald A. Williams, to 7 years in state prison to be followed by 10 years
post release supervision. This is the
maximum sentence for the Class “D” violent felony offense of Sexual Abuse in
the First Degree, the sole count of the Indictment to which the defendant pled
guilty on October 12, 2017. In doing so, Vega-Soto admitted that on June
25, 2017, he subjected another person to sexual contact who was less than
eleven years old. Vega-Soto will be
required to register under the New York State Sexual Offender Registration Act
for a minimum of 20 years and an Order of Protection was issued to remain in
effect until 2035. The defendant is a
citizen of Mexico and may face additional proceeding with the United States Department
of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The defendant was arrested on June 30, 2017
following an investigation by the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy
Center. He was indicted by an Ulster
County Grand Jury on July 11, 2017 and charged with one count of Sexual Abuse
in the First Degree.
District Attorney Carnright praised the victim of
this crime and other children in the home for their bravery in coming forward
quickly. He also lauded both the
Kingston Police Department and the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy
Center for their swift response in investigating the report and apprehending
the defendant.
The case was prosecuted by Special Victims Bureau
Chief, Katherine R. Van Loan. The
defendant was represented by Lexter Antonio, Esq. and Maria Pichardo, Esq. of Rego Park, New
York.
