As Twitchy reported, PolitiFact was struggling with Gov. Ron DeSantis claiming that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has downgraded “over 50 percent of the felonies to misdemeanors.” The precise number is 52 percent. PolitiFact begrudgingly rated DeSantis’ claim as true — but added that it happens in New York’s other boroughs as well, which only makes New York City as a whole soft on crime.
Bragg must be feeling the heat of being called a George Soros-installed district attorney who’s soft on crime, so on Thursday, he announced that he’d sentenced a man who “raped, filmed, and then stalked a young New Yorker for more than a week”:
Today we announced the sentencing of a man who "raped, filmed, and then stalked a young New Yorker for more than a week." Read more: https://t.co/LXglLjQHam
— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 12, 2023
As proven at trial, on July 18, 2021, at approximately 4:00 a.m., [Otoniel] McKenzie approached a 24-year-old woman walking to her apartment on the Lower East Side. McKenzie approached the woman and spoke with her. After placing his hand over her mouth, McKenzie ultimately made his way back to the woman’s apartment. There, mere minutes after arriving, McKenzie raped and choked her in her bedroom. McKenzie surreptitiously recorded himself raping and choking the survivor in a 16-minute cellphone video.
Between July 18, 2021, and July 27, 2021, McKenzie texted the woman from six different phone numbers. In one instance, he sent her a clip of the video, which he had manipulated to make the encounter appear consensual. McKenzie attempted to use it as leverage over her and threatened to send it to her parents if she did not meet with him in person and continued to block his numbers. In a final text message, McKenzie told the survivor “I hope you always remember this ordeal because I’m sure it’s going to shape your life forever.”
Four days later, on July 31, 2021, McKenzie followed a 29-year-old woman for approximately 20 minutes as she walked down Spring and Prince Streets. During that time, he groped her three times, repeatedly hiding, coming up behind her or jumping out at her, groping her, and running off.
McKenzie was sentenced to four years in state prison — the maximum allowed under New York State Penal Law.
4 years for violent rape, stalking, filming. You're a real hero.
The mindless drones giving you bravos better be bots.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) April 13, 2023
He only has to wait four more years until he can start again. 🥂
— U.S. Ministry of Truth (@USMiniTru) April 13, 2023
Four years. He'll be raping again by 2025. Well done.
— The Duke of Northumberland (@Bagehot99) April 13, 2023
Great job 👏 https://t.co/UKNhTTSMCC
— Ed@9990 (@ed9990_) April 12, 2023
What, did you name a street after him or something?
— Lady Stevie 🗡 (@StevieRenee3) April 13, 2023
Pathetic
— King Tired 2 (@KingLassitude2) April 13, 2023
Four years for this seems like a joke.
— Justen (@blanco_basura) April 13, 2023
You are proud of this? Thanks for affirming what a clown you are
— Julie H Wright✝️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥋 (@juliew38138) April 13, 2023
4 years, out in 2. You're a disgrace.
— Goldens Rule (@jamesbranch3) April 13, 2023
"Utterly horrific crimes" = four years?
Justice is a farce, at least in NYC.
— Charles Sherman (@Charles61592281) April 13, 2023
And you will downgrade it to a misdemeanor next week.
— Jim Reckling (@Jreckling) April 13, 2023
Four years?
Why should anyone live in your city?
— Terry Maggert (@TerryMaggert) April 13, 2023
How long before they reconsider his sentence and let him out?
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Related:
PolitiFact is really struggling with the fact that Ron DeSantis was right about Alvin Bragg https://t.co/Rb9NRj4j8q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 11, 2023
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