Theater Molester Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail

A West Babylon man will spend the next six months in jail about being found guilty of fondling a two-year-old child in a Babylon Village movie theater in August 2012.

Jack Frissina, 53, of West Babylon, pled guilty to first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. He had originally pled not guilty to the first charge in August.

Frissina was arrested in August after a free showing of "Puss in Boots" at the Babylon Clearview Cinemas. According to witness then, Frissina was seen maneuvering around the theater throughout the movie before approaching the girl and her mother about an hour into the movie.

It was then, investigators said, Frissina walked past them, returned and then touched the child's genital area with his hand.

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"I don't tend to think of the world as a scary, bad place filled with scary, bad people," the mother wrote, according to Newsday. "I want him away from my children."

The mother refused an order of protection, allowing her and her child's name to remain private to Frissina.

According to Newsday, Assistant DA John Cortes also accused Frissina of accosting an 11-year-old boy with special needs.

"This defendant's sole purpose was to prey on children," he said.

Frissina was given six months in jail and 10 months probation. He has been in jail since the arrest in August and will be released soon.