'Only appropriate sentence' says the judge
Judge Karen Wilutis is underscoring Bernagozzi's lack of remorse and how that should impact his sentence.
"The only appropriate sentence for you is as follows," adding 25 years for course of sexual conduct, 8 1/3 to 25 years for sodomy, consecutive, 1 1/3 to 4 years for the possession of a sexual performance of a child charges.
"This is a total of 33 1/3 years and up to 50 years as a maximum," Wilutis said.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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