WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A 20-year-old New Rochelle man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a violent sexual assault, along with acts of physical abuse and animal cruelty, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced.
The defendant, Joshua Lopez, was convicted in connection with a brutal attack on his victim that included sexual assault, physical violence, and strangulation. Prosecutors also said Lopez previously killed the victim’s cat, Casper, by strangulation.
He will serve eight years in state prison and will be under post-release supervision for an additional 15 years.
The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office called the outcome “a just disposition” in the case.