BOSTON, Oct. 19, 2012—A Dorchester man convicted of sexually assaulting two young children was sentenced yesterday to three to five years in state prison, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

After five days of testimony, a Suffolk Superior Court jury deliberated for just an hour and a half on Wednesday before convicting HAK WONG (D.O.B. 3/3/54) of one count of rape of a child and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Wong assaulted the children on various dates between January and May of 2011. The victims in this case were two young children known to the defendant but not related to him; prosecutors are not releasing the location of the assaults or the children’s ages to protect their privacy. The abuse came to light after one victim’s mother noticed that the child appeared to be afraid of Wong.

Assistant District Attorney Maryrose Anthes of Conley’s Child Protection Unit requested that Wong be sentenced to eight to 10 years in state prison on the rape charge, four to six years for one count of indecent assault, to be served from and after the rape sentence, and 10 years of probation upon his release from prison for the remaining indecent assault charges.

Judge Judith Fabricant sentenced Wong to three to five years in state prison and five years of probation upon his release.

“There are few crimes more reprehensible than the sexual abuse of a child,” Conley said. “As difficult as it may have been for the victims in this case to speak about what happened, their strength in doing so allowed us to hold this defendant accountable and, we hope, protect other children in the future. They and their loved ones have a great deal to be proud of.”

Conditions of Wong’s probation require that he have no contact with the victims or any of their family members, that he not live with minors, not accept employment or volunteer work involving unsupervised contact with children, wear a GPS monitor, register as a sex offender, complete sex offender treatment and a mental health evaluation and treatment. He is also required to have no contact with anyone under age 18 unless it is supervised by the child’s legal guardian, whom Wong must notify of the nature and circumstances of his crime.

Rebecca Harris was the DA’s assigned victim witness advocate. Wong was represented by attorney Scott Lauer.

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All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.