Sean Vickers, convicted at trial of molesting five children in Batavia, was sentenced today by Judge Robert C. Noonan to 107 years in state prison.
"I agree with the prosecution in this case," Noonan said. "I see no reason to impose anything less than the maximum available terms under the law."
Vickers received 25 years each on his conviction of the first four counts of the indictment against him and a seven-year sentence on count five, plus a couple of decades of post-release supervision (at which point he would be 152 years old if still alive).
On July 31, a jury found Vickers guilty of two counts of sodomy in the first degree, two counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree.
One of the child victims, who was in court today for the sentencing, had Det. Kevin Czora read a statement for him prior to sentencing.
"Sean came to my house and took me to fun places and bought us candy," read the boy's statement. "I called him Uncle Sean. He hurt me. I want him to go to prison for a lifetime."
The mother of a victim also had a statement read by Erin Martin of the Child Advocacy Center.
She said that Vickers hurt her family and her children tremendously.
"Sean did not take into account what he was doing or how it would effect the kids," read the statement. "I don't think you should take into account Sean's feeling in his sentence, because he was only thinking of himself when he hurt my son."
In August, Vickers accepted a plea deal in Niagara County for molesting the same three boys. He entered a guilty plea to three felonies in exchange for a 20-year sentencing cap.
The 20 years, once imposed at a Sept. 26 hearing, and will be served concurrently with the Genesee County sentence. It will also stand even if the Genesee County conviction is overturned on appeal.
Public Defender Jerry Ader indicated in court today that an appeal will be filed and did not make a statement regarding sentencing on his client's behalf.
Vickers also made no statement.
District Attorney Lawrence Friedman noted that the plea offer extended to Vickers in Genesee County before the trial would have offered a 40-year prison term, but Vickers turned it down.
"If the crimes he's convicted of are not horrific enough, we know he sexually assaulted at least five other boys," Friedman said. "We know that's not all. We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades. There are victims of his crimes who have come forward that occurred so far back that they can't be prosecuted under the statute of limitations."
Noonan said the mother of one of his victims from Monroe County was in the courtroom today because she's been tracking Vickers for 24 years.
"She's here to see the justice is finally done," Friedman said.
Noonan opened his brief statement about the 107-year sentence he was about to impose by saying, "This case is the worst one I've ever had. I've been in the criminal justice system for 40 years both as a prosecutor and a judge and I've never had anybody who has been prolific a predator as you have been Mr. Vickers."
THANK YOU JUDGE NOONAN!!!!!
THANK YOU JUDGE NOONAN!!!!!
Thank you Judge Noonan for
Thank you Judge Noonan for putting this sick bastard behind bars. I will pray for all the children he affected.
107 years in prison is to
107 years in prison is to good for this S.O.B. I say give him a rope, and see what he does with it.
From another perspective: It cost the tax payers approximately $22,000.00 a year per inmate. Multiply that times 107 years, that's over 2 1/4 MIILION dollars of tax payers money. I say give him a rope (or a bullet).
Prayers to the victims -
Prayers to the victims - including his own family who has been through so much themselves.
I propose a toast to Judge
I propose a toast to Judge Noonan! I'll tip one back for ya when I get home tonight!!!
What does it say about us as
What does it say about us as a society when we allow these abominations to live among us?
What does it say about our elected officials who wrote the laws that bind the hands of the police and judges that allow these abominations to be arrested and convicted over and over to ad nauseum?
I have some choice words for the so called mental health professional apologists and their advocates.
One sentence in the article stands out that greatly disturbs me:
We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades....... We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades....... We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades....... We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades.... We know that he has a history of pedophilia that goes back decades, literally decades.......