Jury Found Defendant Guilty of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child and Rape
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to a total of 30 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a female relative beginning when she was 11 years old.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant has caused immeasurable harm to the victim and now, this sentence ensures that he will not hurt anyone else. Hopefully, this long-awaited measure of justice will help the victim along her path to recovery.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Marcus Rogers, 54, of Clay Avenue, Bronx, was sentenced on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 by Supreme Court Justice Laurence Busching to 25 years to life in prison for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child, five years in prison and 10 years post release supervision for second-degree Rape, to run consecutively; and four years in prison and 10 years post release supervision each for third-degree Rape and for third-degree Criminal Sexual Act, and 364 days for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, those sentences to run concurrently. The defendant was convicted of the charges by a jury on November 26, 2024, after a three-month trial.
According to the investigation and trial, beginning in September 2010 through November 2015, Rogers engaged in sexual acts with a female family member starting when she was 11 years old through the age of 16. The assaults occurred both at the child’s home and at the defendant’s residence. She disclosed the sexual abuse to her mother after the defendant threatened physical violence against her and a friend. Rogers was arrested on November 18, 2015. A trial was delayed due to the defendant’s malingering for years before he was found fit to stand trial in July 2024.
District Attorney Clark thanked retired NYPD Detective Won Jin Noh of the Bronx Special Victims Squad.
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