Overwhelming evidence of guilt, judge says

The judge is first outlining the purposes of a sentence, including deterrence and rehabilitation.

Bernagozzi, among the oldest defendants in Suffolk, is seated as the judge speaks.

Ordinarily a defendant stands alongside their attorney but he was given a chair.

Wilutis is noting Bernagozzi's lack of remorse, saying he denied all the allegations, and accused the prosecutors and witnesses of lying when he met with probation for his presentencing investigation.

"The evidence of your guilt was overwhelming," the judge tells him.

She calls him Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and says his abuse is horrendous and heinous.

"The sentence I will be imposing will be lengthy indeed," Wilutis warns.

She is now reading legal case law supporting a maximum sentence.