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Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on June 21 that Derrick Clancy, 43, was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison after pleading guilty in April to burglary, sexual abuse, and other related charges, for breaking into the homes of two elderly women in Mastic Beach and sexually assaulting them.

“Breaking into the homes of elderly women and subjecting them to sexual abuse is utterly reprehensible,” said District Attorney Tierney. “My office will continue to aggressively pursue justice for our most vulnerable citizens and ensure that those who prey on them face the full consequence of their actions.”

According to the investigation and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, during the early morning hours on October 10, 2023, Clancy broke into a Mastic Beach home where the first victim, a woman over 70 years old, was inside alone. To get inside the home, Clancy cut a hole in a window screen and climbed through the window. Clancy then physically and sexually abused the victim while repeatedly claiming he had a knife. Following the abuse, the victim pressed her medical alert system button for help, and Clancy fled the home. The victim was treated at a local hospital for her injuries.

Clancy’s second attack occurred during the early morning hours of October 17, 2023, when a woman over 70 years old heard a noise coming from a closet inside her home. When the victim looked inside the closet, she saw Clancy coming into her home through a window in the closet. Clancy then physically and sexually abused the victim before he fled. The victim immediately called 911 and was subsequently treated at a local hospital for her injuries.

Clancy was arrested on October 21, 2023, following an investigation conducted members of the Suffolk County Police Department, the United States Marshals Service’s New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Upon his arrest, detectives recovered the mask and knife that Clancy had used during the first burglary.

On April 30, 2024, Clancy pleaded guilty to the following charges before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis:

 Two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies;
 Two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Class D violent felonies;
 Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D violent felonies; and
 Two counts of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation, Class A

misdemeanors.

On June 21, 2024, Justice Wilutis sentenced Clancy to 22 years to life in prison. He was represented by Christopher Brocato, Esq.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Tara O’Donnell and Jacob DeLauter of the Major Crime Bureau, with investigative assistance from Detectives Michael Langella and Erik Pedersen of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Squad.

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Derrick Clancy is Expected to be Sentenced to 22 Years to Life in Prison at Sentencing

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on April 30 that Derrick Clancy, 43, pleaded guilty to burglary, sexual abuse, and other related charges, for breaking into the homes of two elderly women in Mastic Beach and sexually assaulting them.

“This defendant preyed on and violated two elderly women while they were supposed to be in the safe harbor of their own homes,” said District Attorney Tierney. “Thanks to the great work of the Suffolk County Police Department officers and task force members, this defendant will no longer be able to harm Suffolk County residents.”

According to the investigation and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, during the early morning hours on October 10, 2023, Clancy broke into a Mastic Beach home where his first victim, a woman over 70 years old, was inside alone. To get inside the home, Clancy cut a hole in a window screen and climbed through the window. Clancy then physically and sexually abused the victim while repeatedly claiming he had a knife. Following the abuse, the victim pressed her medical alert system button for help, and Clancy fled the home. The victim was treated at a local hospital for her injuries.

The second attack occurred during the early morning hours of October 17, 2023, when a woman over 70 years old heard a noise coming from a closet inside her home. When the victim looked in the closet, she saw Clancy coming into her home through a window in the closet. Clancy then physically and sexually abused the victim. Clancy fled the victim’s home, and she immediately called 911. The victim was then treated at a local hospital for her injuries.

Following an investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department, United States Marshals Service’s New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force including District Attorney Investigators, and investigators with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Clancy was arrested on October 21, 2023, and detectives recovered the mask and knife that Clancy had used during the first burglary.

On April 30, 2024, Clancy pleaded guilty to the following charges contained in the indictment before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis:

  •   Two counts of Burglary in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies;
  •   Two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Class D violent felonies;
  •   Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D violent felonies; and
  •   Two counts of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation, Class A

    misdemeanors.

    Clancy is due back in court on June 21, 2024, for sentencing and is expected to be sentenced to 22 years to life in prison. He is being represented by Christopher Brocato, Esq.

    The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Tara O’Donnell and Jacob DeLauter of the Major Crime Bureau and Detectives Michael Langella and Erik Pedersen of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Seventh Squad.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating after two elderly women were assaulted during home burglaries in Mastic Beach since last week.

A man entered a Mastic Beach home through an unlocked window on October 10 and assaulted a 78-year-old woman at approximately 4 a.m. On October 17, a man with a similar description broke a window and entered another Mastic Beach home, assaulting a 75-year-old woman at approximately 12:40 a.m.

Both women were alone at the time of the assaults. They were transported to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Following an investigation by Seventh Squad detectives, Derrick Clancy, 42, undomiciled, was arrested on Carleton Avenue in Central Islip on Oct. 22 and charged with two counts of Burglary 1st Degree, a felony.