Asylum Seeker Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Victim at Cheektowaga Hotel

Asylum-seeker sentenced to 2½ years in prison for assaulting woman

Kindu Z. Jeancy, 24, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also was ordered by State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller to receive three years of supervision and to register as a sex offender after his release.

Asylum seeker sentenced for sexually abusing victim at Cheektowaga hotel

Content warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was sentenced to 2 1/2 years of incarceration followed by three years of post-release supervision after he sexually abused a victim in August 2023 at a Cheektowaga hotel, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. Officials said around 4 p.m. on Aug. 11, Kindu Jeancy, 24, subjected the victim…

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