Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 29-year-old Robert Proctor of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 18 years in prison and 10 years post-release supervision.

On October 13, 2017, while at a residence in the City of Buffalo, Proctor engaged in intercourse with a female under the age of 13. The child immediately reported it. The defendant’s DNA was found on her body.

Proctor pleaded guilty to Rape in the First Degree in February 2018.

He will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.

DA Flynn commends the work of the Deborah Dee, PNP-BC of the Child Advocacy Center and Child Protective Services.

Assistant District Attorney Bethany A. Solek of the DA’s Special Victims Bureau prosecuted the case.