SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK - A Suffolk judge sentenced a Brooklyn man to 13 to 29 years in state prison Friday, saying he committed "horrible acts" on a "vulnerable woman" he was convicted of sex trafficking at motels around Suffolk County last year.
Michael Howell, 65, will serve between 8 and 24 years for sex trafficking followed by a consecutive 5-year sentence for criminal possession of a controlled substance, acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis said at his sentencing in Riverhead.
Wilutis noted Howell's lack of remorse and accusations he made against the victim following his conviction as factors in her sentence.
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Gioe called the maximum sentence recommended by prosecutors, which could have seen Howell serve three consecutive terms totaling more than 37 years, a "life sentence."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer to deport Howell, a Barbados national, after he serves his sentence, prosecutors previously said.
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