FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: MAY 21, 2018
RE: DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. HOLLEY CARNRIGHT ANNOUNCES: PLATTEKILL MAN ADMITS TO ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACT WITH A CHILD
Sean Roff, 25, of 1711 State Route 44/55 in the Town of Plattekill, entered a plea of guilty on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, to the Class “D” violent felony of Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree in Ulster County Court. In doing so, Roff admitted that in July of 2017, he engaged in oral sexual conduct with another person who was less than fifteen years old. Roff also waived his right to appeal.
The defendant was arrested on July 23, 2017 following an investigation by the New York State Police Highland Barracks. He was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on December 21, 2017.
The defendant is to be sentenced on August 3, 2018. He faces a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison which can be followed by up to ten years of post-release supervision. He will also be required to register for a minimum of twenty years under the New York State Sexual Offender Registration Act.
The case was prosecuted by Special Victims Bureau Chief, Katherine R. Van Loan. The defendant was represented by the Ulster County Public Defender’s Office.