Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Kindu Z. Jeancy, 24, of Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller. He received a determinate sentence of 2 ½ years of incarceration followed by 3 years of post-release supervision. Jeancy will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
On Friday, August 11, 2023, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the defendant subjected the victim to sexual contact by forcible compulsion. The defendant, an asylum seeker, pushed the victim onto a couch, held her arms down and forced himself on top of the victim. He then prevented her from leaving the room. The crime occurred inside of a hotel room on the 600 block of Dingens Street in the Town of Cheektowaga. The defendant was residing in the hotel at the time of the crime.
In May 2025, a jury found Jeancy guilty of one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (Class “D” felony) and one count of Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor). Jurors rendered their decision after approximately 90 minutes of deliberation following a 3 ½ day trial, convicting the defendant of all counts in the indictment.
Today, a final order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim, which remains in effect until August 2036.
DA Keane commends Lieutenant Justin Haag and Detective Jeffrey Fial of the Cheektowaga Police Department for their work in this investigation as well as Victim/Witness Services Bureau advocate Clarissa Acosta.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Rachel M. Vicario of the Special Victims/Domestic Violence Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Jamie E. Englerth of the Justice Courts Bureau.