Sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape of a young girl.

The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office announced that Nathaniel Saunders of Haverstraw, New York was sentenced to 18 years in state prison on his December 2018 guilty plea to: One count of Rape in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony.

Between February 1, 2015 and March 31, 2015, Saunders engaged in sexual intercourse with a young girl under 13. The sexual molestation occurred in the Village of Haverstraw.

In addition to the lengthy prison sentence, Saunders was sentenced to 10 years’ post release supervision. The defendant will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by the Haverstraw Police Department with the assistance of the Special Victims Unit of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.

District Attorney Gilleece said, “I hope this sentence brings some measure of comfort to the victim and her family in knowing that a dangerous sexual predator will no longer be a threat to her safety or to that of other children.”