SEX OFFENSE CONVICTION FOR BRONX DENTIST WHO VICTIMIZED A GIRLFRIEND’S YOUNG DAUGHTERS

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today the conviction of Anthony Richardson in connection with sexual and other encounters with a girlfriend’s two young daughters.

Richardson, 49, of 3 Fordham Hill Oval, the Bronx, pled guilty to one count of Sexual Misconduct and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Richardson admitted to State Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy that he had “engaged in sexual intercourse with another person without such person’s consent.” Regarding the “endangering” count, Richardson admitted to engaging in inappropriate conduct with the younger sister of the girl with whom he had sexual intercourse.

Justice Clancy sentenced Richardson to two years in jail, one year on each count to be served consecutively. The judge also issued orders of protection restricting Richardson’s proximity to the two victims. At the time of the plea, Richardson had been in jail since his arrest on October 29, 2003. He was unable to post bail of $1,000,000 bond or $100,000 cash while his case was pending.

Mr. Johnson said that in accepting this plea, we considered a number of things including the wishes of the victims to not have to relive their experience by testifying: “The defendant already had been in jail for nearly two and a half years, must register as a sex offender and submit a DNA sample to the State’s registry. Equally important was the certainty of a conviction which we will communicate to the appropriate State licensing agency.”

Richardson’s crimes occurred at his apartment between May 1, 2000 and October 11, 2003 and involved his girlfriend’s daughters who were 15 years old and 14 years old respectively when the illegal conduct came to light.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Astrid Borgstedt, Senior Investigative Assistant, and Assistant District Attorney Robin Burgess of the Child Abuse / Sex Offense Bureau.