Robert S. Buskey Jr. will be sentenced to 27 years to life after prosecutors said he locked his 5-year-old daughter in a bedroom without food or water
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- Robert S. Buskey Jr., 35, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to second-degree murder and a felony drug charge
- Prosecutors said Charlotte Buskey, 5, died of dehydration and starvation after being locked inside a bedroom; her brother was kept in a makeshift cage
- Buskey faces 27 years to life in prison when he’s sentenced March 27
A Schenectady, N.Y., man admitted he locked his 5-year-old daughter inside a bedroom without food or water for months — leaving her to die while he used drugs and played video games.
Robert S. Buskey Jr., 35, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to second-degree murder and criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in Schenectady County Court before Judge Matthew J. Sypniewski. Under the plea agreement, Buskey will receive the maximum sentence allowed by law — 25 years to life for the murder conviction, plus an additional two years for the drug charge — for a total sentence of 27 years to life when he is sentenced March 27, according to a press release from the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office.
As part of the agreement, Buskey waived his right to appeal and an order of protection will be issued prohibiting him from any contact with his now-5-year-old son…