Ashok Singh Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Rape
March 9, 2020 - Indian House Hunter and Easton, PA resident Ashok Singh (58) is sentenced to seven years in prison today in Queens Supreme Court for raping a woman after helping her find a place to live in Richmond Hill, Queens.
Besides the seven year determinate prison term, the Queens Supreme Court sentenced Ashok Singh to five years of post release supervision.
And, Indian House Hunter Ashok Singh is also required to register as a sex offender.
According to the trial testimony held in Queens, NY Supreme Court:
..on December 26, 2015, the victim visited a house of worship to see if anyone had posted an apartment for rent on the bulletin board there. At the temple, she encountered the defendant. They talked and he offered to help her find a place to stay and they exchanged phone numbers. Four days later, the defendant called the woman and said he found her a place and that she needed to move in immediately. Singh helped the then-40-year-old woman move in. And afterwards, he went grocery shopping for food and wine and returned to the basement apartment in Richmond Hill, Queens.Ashok Singh was convicted of rape followed by a two weeks long re-trial on November 22, 2019.
.. the victim refused to drink alcohol with Singh and he went into a rage. He threw her on the bed and forcibly raped her. When he fell asleep, the victim ran out of the apartment and contacted a friend for help. The police were notified and the victim was treated at an area hospital. While the victim was at the hospital, Singh called her and left a voicemail message on her cell phone. He said in sum and substance that he was sorry and he would never do it again without her permission.
...furthermore, the defendant’s DNA was a match to vaginal swabs taken from the victim at the hospital during a sexual assault evidence collection exam.