Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell announced today that Michael Fedderman, 44, of Liberty, N.Y. was sentenced on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Sullivan County Court to an aggregate of 10 years in prison and 5 years of post-release supervision for two assaults on his parents. 

Farrell said that Fedderman entered guilty pleas to Assault in the 2^nd Degree, both class D violent felonies, for two separate assaults on his father and mother, who were both over 65 at the time, and admitted that he intentionally caused them both physical injury.   Fedderman also entered a guilty plea to Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent of Physically Disabled Person in the 1^st Degree, a class E felony, for the endangerment of another family member during a physical altercation with his mother.  

Fedderman was arrested after an investigation by the New York State Police and Farrell thanked the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for their investigation into the crimes that occurred.  “Domestic violence, whether suffered by domestic partners or by family members, is a serious crime and must be treated as such.  The collateral consequences to the survivors are enormous and our criminal justice system needs to be vigilant to make sure that justice is pursued in each case. 

In this case, which involved years of physical abuse to his own family - his mother, his father, his brother - the sentence imposed holds him accountable and will ensure that for the next decade he will not harm anyone.  This case was particularly troubling as it involved elder abuse and my office and law enforcement partners are committed to holding those who commit this type of crime accountable.”, Farrell said. 

A permanent Order of Protection was also issued for the family to prevent Fedderman from having any contact with them.