A Stuyvesant Heights man was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 62-year-old woman as she walked to work in 2021. Leroy Hatcher, 44, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on June 18 after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted criminal sexual act and first-degree sexual abuse on May 30. On Feb. 6, 2021, the 62-year-old victim was walking near 482 Kosciuszko St. in Stuyvesant Heights at around 5:45am when Hatcher approached her from behind, grabbed her by the hair, covered her mouth, and forced her into an alley. Click here to read more on brooklynpaper.com.
