SANTA CRUZ — A Scotts Valley man discovered responsible of sexually abusing a toddler throughout an eight-year span was sentenced Wednesday to greater than 112 years in jail.
Relations and buddies of defendant Tim Nukida gathered within the courtroom of Santa Cruz County Superior Courtroom Decide Stephen Sigel to request a lenient sentence for the 64-year-old man. His sister and niece stood to talk in help of Nukida, whereas an advocate learn a press release written by the abuse sufferer. Each Nukida and his accuser took their activates the stand in the course of the trial.
Based on the sufferer’s assertion, Nukida’s abuse started when the lady was 6 years previous.
“Tim, you buried your lies as deep as you may, however you have to reap the seeds that you just sew,” mentioned an advocate studying from the sufferer’s assertion.
The Sentinel will not be figuring out the sufferer of the sexual abuse.
Nukida’s niece, Julia Fairservice, mentioned this was her uncle’s first offense and that the punishment could be tantamount to a life sentence. She requested that he be given the minimal sentence in order that Nukida might have as a lot time together with her and her son as potential.
Siegel, describing Wednesday’s listening to as “one of many sadder days I’ve had in my profession,” defined to Nukida’s household that his palms had been “actually tied so far as sentencing is worried.” As a result of the 19 felony counts Nukida was discovered responsible of had been separate incidents, jail phrases for every couldn't run concurrently — they are going to every be served consecutively, Siegel mentioned.
“Everyone solely has the most effective issues to say about him, aside from the costs in opposition to him,” Siegel mentioned in response to those that had addressed the court docket.
A jury discovered Nukida responsible of 19 felony prices after a number of hours of deliberation on Sept. 14, the day after attorneys had concluded their closing arguments within the nine-day trial. Fees included 12 counts of lewd acts with a toddler underneath 14 by drive, six counts of lewd acts with a toddler underneath 14 and one rely of a lewd act with a toddler 10 years or older. The whole jail sentence will probably be 112 years and eight months, with credit score for 43 days of time served in jail.