Man faces 12 yrs NJSP in sex assault on elderly woman

PRESS RELEASE
November 13, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bernie Weisenfeld- PIO
Phone: (856) 384-5617; Pager (856) 251-4736

Sodoc A. Mayhue (DOB 10/13/89) of 58 Woodstown Rd., Mullica Hill pleaded guilty Thursday (11/12) to aggravated sexual assault during the course of a burglary at the home of the victim, a 74-year-old woman who lived in the same apartment complex with the defendant.

Under a plea agreement, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office will recommend Mayhue be sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison. He would have to serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole, would be required to register with police as a sex offender under Megan’s Law after release from prison and be subject to community supervision for life.

Sentencing was deferred until Mayhue undergoes an evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a facility for sex offenders at Avenel NJ. Appearing before Superior Court Judge M. Christine Allen-Jackson, Mayhue acknowledged he forced his way into the victim’s apartment on Oct. 8 2008, had forcible sexual intercourse with her and took $60 from her. Police arrested him shortly after the attack outside the victim’s apartment. He remains in the Gloucester County Jail in default of $125,000 bail.

Senior Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Audrey Curwin said the victim concurred with the negotiated plea, which spares her from testifying at a trial.