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Wappinger man going to prison after raping mentally disabled person

  • Team McLoughlin
  • Jan 27, 2024
  • 1 min read

POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin has sentenced 42-year-old Kawliga Shapiro to five-and-a-half years in prison for each of the two counts of rape, for a total of 11 years in prison.  He is also subjected to 10 years of post-release supervision for each of the two convictions.  The parole sentences will run concurrently, for a total of 10 years.


Shapiro had admitted to having sex on two occasions with an individual who is mentally incapable of consent.



 
 
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