Information from a provided press release
A Buffalo man who was arrested last August and charged with Forcible Touching was sentenced in Wyoming County Court today.
On Monday, June 17, 2025, Aung Kung Myat, a 38-year-old resident of Buffalo, NY, was sentenced to four (4) years in prison on each count with ten (10) years of Post Release Supervision to run concurrently to each other.
This is the maximum sentence allowed for this charge under New York State Law.
Myat previously pleaded guilty before the Honorable Donald G. O’Geen to two separate counts of Attempted Sexual Abuse 1st degree, a Class E felony.
In addition, Myat will have to register as a sex offender once he is released from the Department of Corrections. At the time of the offense, Myat was employed with the Buffalo Police Department as a reserve unit officer.
Myat was arrested by the Village of Perry Police Department. As part of the plea, Myat admitted that he attempted to subject an adult female to sexual contact by forcible compulsion.
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The case was prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Chelsie Hamilton. Daniel Killelea, Esq. represented the Defendant.
District Attorney Vincent Hemming said, “The sentence in this case is very appropriate given the nature of the case. I applaud the victim and her bravery for coming forward about this abuse.”