New York Paralegal Blog

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced the sentencing of JASON QUINONES, 22, to 20 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for raping a woman in her East 90th Street apartment on August 13, 2011, and for sexually abusing another woman in her East 83rd Street apartment on July 2, 2011. On May 8, 2012, QUINONES pleaded guilty to Rape in the First Degree and Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.

By ADAM KLASFELD BROOKLYN (CN) - A public school administrator claims in court that his male boss sexually assaulted him in a hotel room after giving him pornography and trying to get him to join a foursome, then fired him for rebuffing the advances.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announces that Samuel Rivera, who was charged in the brutal sexual assault of a 38-year -old woman working in an East Harlem laundromat, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. “This sentence successfully concludes the prosecution of a violent sexual predator and ensures that the public will be protected from him for a very long time,” said District Attorney Vance. “Sexual assault is a serious crime that leaves its victims with lifelong scars.”