HAVERSTRAW MAN CONVICTED ON FELONY SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGE AFTER JURY TRIAL
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced today that Elmer Oviedo-Sandoval, 47, of Haverstraw, New York, was convicted of the charge Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree (Class D Felony), following a nearly two-week jury trial in the County Court of Rockland County before the Honorable Anne B. Bianchi.
On or about and between 2016 and 2019, beginning when the victim was nine years old, the defendant subjected her to sexual contact on multiple occasions while she resided in two separate residences within the Town of Ramapo. The sexual abuse consisted of sexual contact over and under her clothing, including one incident where the defendant touched the intimate body parts of the victim. In 2023, when the victim was now 16 years old, she disclosed the previous abuse by the defendant to her mother and it was reported to the Ramapo Police Department. District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said, “The verdict in this case sends a direct message that anyone who commits acts of sexual abuse against a minor will be held accountable for their actions. The conviction of the defendant reflects the commitment of my office to seek justice for victims. I commend the thorough and professional prosecution by Assistant District Attorneys from my office and the investigation by the Ramapo Police Department working with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit ” The investigation was handled by the Ramapo Police Department and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit.
The defendant was remanded after the verdict and is currently incarcerated in the Rockland County Jail. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced by the Honorable Anne B. Bianchi on October 15, 2024. The defendant faces up to seven years in state prison. The conviction requires that the defendant register as a sex offender.
The case was prosecuted by Supervising Assistant District Attorney Gerard M. Damiani III and Assistant District Attorney Kaitlin DeLuca.
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