Ex-Sullivan County highways chief sentenced to 22 years following sex abuse conviction
Robert Hufcut was the former Mamakating highways superintendent and chief of the Summitville Fire Company.
•
Mar 7, 2023, 8:48 PM
•
Updated 507 days ago
Share:
More Stories
0:49
Olympic watch party in Pomona cheers on Rockland athletes
3h ago0:49
New basketball documentary film 'The Process' has ties to Westchester
3h ago2:04
Sunny skies and warm temps for Saturday in the Hudson Valley
3h ago1:54
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
3h ago1:52
Hudson Valley doctors warn of listeria dangers following multi-state outbreak
3h ago0:17
Yorktown police sergeant celebrates final walkout following 2 decades of service
5h ago0:49
Olympic watch party in Pomona cheers on Rockland athletes
3h ago0:49
New basketball documentary film 'The Process' has ties to Westchester
3h ago2:04
Sunny skies and warm temps for Saturday in the Hudson Valley
3h ago1:54
Boar’s Head deli meat recalled for potential listeria contamination
3h ago1:52
Hudson Valley doctors warn of listeria dangers following multi-state outbreak
3h ago0:17
Yorktown police sergeant celebrates final walkout following 2 decades of service
5h agoA former highways superintendent from Sullivan County was
sentenced today to 22 years in state prison following a sex crime conviction
last year.
Robert Hufcut was the former Mamakating highways
superintendent and chief of the Summitville Fire Company. He was convicted in
December of sexual abuse against a child under the age of 13 between 2000 and
2001.
Hufcut denies it ever happened.
County prosecutors pushed for the maximum sentence of 25
years and seemed satisfied with Orange County Court Judge Craig Steven Brown's
final decision.
Hufcut's defense attorney says he believes Hufcut got a
fair trial, but the jury just got it wrong. Judge Brown disagrees.
"Not only was the defendant's guilt proven beyond a
reasonable doubt, it was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt," he said.
Judge Brown gave Hufcut 20 years post-release supervision.
He must also register as a sex offender upon his release.
Hufcut's attorney says he plans to appeal his conviction.
