Christian Sentenced for Rape of Child

Judge Joseph Calabrese sentenced Allocco, of Baldwin, to serve 4 to 12 years in prison for his crimes. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 5 to 15 years.

Allocco pleaded guilty in March to second- and third-degree rape, forcible touching and possessing a sexual performance by a child. He was then rearrested in April after he sent a sexually graphic text message to a 15-year-old and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said in court.

"This is a man standing here who has a serious, serious illness," said Allocco's lawyer, Charles Ferzola of Westbury. "The only thing that's going to help him is therapy."

Calabrese said he will recommend that the defendant undergo therapy in prison for his sexual issues.

Allocco was first arrested in 2004, when he was charged with the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl he met in church. The rape occurred in Allocco's car near Bethpage State Park, prosecutors said. Two years later, Allocco raped his 17-year-old former girlfriend near her home, prosecutors said.

He also admitted to forcibly touching a 20-year-old Nassau Community College classmate while driving her home from a club meeting in May 2007. Only after that classmate came forward did Allocco's former girlfriend tell police that she had been raped, and that Allocco had numerous child pornography photos and videos on his computer.