ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Monroe County jury on Friday convicted a Greece man of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child after prosecutors said he repeatedly abused a girl younger than 13 over a two-year period.

37-year-old Joseph Berardi was convicted following a trial that focused on abuse occurring between March 2021 and March 2023, according to the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.

The case began on June 8, 2023, when the victim disclosed the abuse to a mandated reporter, officials said. The report led to an investigation by Child Protective Services and the Greece Police Department, which resulted in Berardi’s arrest.

Berardi is scheduled to be sentenced on October 20.

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