June 26th 2010… A JUDGE has called a New York man “evil incarnate” before sentencing him to serve 50 years to life for sexually assaulting his six-month-old daughter and dumping her in the woods. Cory Clarke was ordered to serve a maximum 25 years for attempted murder and a maximum 25 years to life for predatory sexual assault against a child, the two most serious charges of which he was found guilty in March. The sentences must be served consecutively, meaning Clarke, 28, will not be eligible for parole until he turns 78. He was also sentenced on other charges for sexual crimes and child endangerment. “On that day, you lost your humanity and you became evil incarnate,” Judge Frank LaBuda said. “This was a vicious, evil act committed beyond the pale of reason or explanation.” Clarke, who had just been awarded visitation rights to his daughter, left her in a forest near the Wal-Mart in Monticello, about 145km from New York City, on July 4 2009. He then reported the baby as missing to Wal-Mart employees. He told employees and police investigators he left his daughter outside a bathroom while he changed her brother’s diaper and returned to find her gone. Five hours later, the infant was found alive in a wooded area about 150m from the store, lying face down in mud and grass with no nappy or pants. Clarke was eventually accused of abusing the baby on July 3 at his home in Monticello. Prosecutors said he dumped the baby and concocted the kidnapping story to hide the abuse. “He should have been her protector, her shield from the evils of the outside world, but instead he became her assaulter, her abuser,” District Attorney Jim Farrell said. Fred Neroni, Clarke’s attorney, would not comment after the sentencing but vowed to file an appeal within 30 days. The baby’s mother did not attend the sentencing. http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/abusing-father-labelled-evil-incarnat… added by: eden49
