The Supreme Court earlier affirmed the lower court’s ruling in 2003, upholding Hossain’s convictions for sexual assault in the second degree, sexual assault of a minor in the second degree, and disturbing the peace.
Hossain was sentenced to six years imprisonment for each sexual abuse count, all suspended except for three years to be served concurrently.
Hossain was also sentenced six months for disturbing the peace that will run concurrently.
The court credited eight days Hossain already served in jail.
Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attended Hossain’s hearing on Monday.
Hossain will be placed on deportation proceedings when released from prison, Variety was told.
The Supreme Court said: “Although the trial court applied the wrong legal standard to Hossain’s request for in camera review of the victim’s school records, he failed to make the required showing under the lower ‘plausible materiality’ standard. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding [Abu] Munshi’s rebuttal testimony because the exclusion was in accordance with the rules of evidence. There was also sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to establish Hossain’s age beyond a reasonable doubt because Hossain testified to his age at trial. Finally, the record does not support Hossain’s claims of prosecutorial misconduct. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.”
Assistant Attorney General Brian D. Gallagher, the prosecutor, said: “We’re glad that he will be serving his sentence in prison prior to deportation.”
Chief Public Defender Adam Hardwicke represented Hossain during the hearing on Monday.
