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Riverhead man sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault of 10-year-old girl

Jose Carabantes Pineda pleaded guilty after an investigation found that he bound a child with duct tape and sexually assaulted her in the back of a minivan in March 2021.

News 12 Staff

Apr 6, 2023, 9:43 PM

Updated 844 days ago

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A Riverhead man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the sexual assault of a child.
Jose Carabantes Pineda pleaded guilty after an investigation found that he bound a 10-year-old girl with duct tape and sexually assaulted her in the back of a minivan in March 2021.
Further investigation revealed that he had been sexually abusing the girl for months leading up to the assault.