MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty to breaking into the homes of two Long Island women and sexually assaulting them last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Wednesday.
On April 30, Derrick Clancy pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, two counts of sexual abuse two counts of assault and two counts of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation.
According to the investigation, during the early morning hours on Oct. 10, 2023, Clancy broke into a Mastic Beach home where a woman over 70 years old, was inside alone.
Clancy cut a hole in a window screen then climbed through the window.
Clancy then physically and sexually abused the woman while repeatedly claiming he had a knife.
After the incident, the victim pressed her medical alert system button for help, and Clancy fled the home.
She was treated at a local hospital for her injuries.
A second attack occurred during the early morning hours on Oct. 17, 2023, officials said.
A woman over 70 years old heard a noise coming from a closet inside her home and when she 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, prosecutors said.
Clancy fled the victim's home, and she immediately called 911.
The victim was treated for her injuries at a local hospital.
Clancy was arrested on Oct. 21, 2023, and detectives recovered the mask and knife that Clancy had used during the first burglary.
Clancy is due back in court on June 21, for sentencing and is expected to be sentenced to 22 years to life in prison.
"This defendant preyed on and violated two elderly women while they were supposed to be in the safe harbor of their own homes," DA Tierney said. "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."
