Saturday, July 19, 2025
75.0°F

Moses Lake man convicted of burglary, third-degree rape

Herald Staff Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years AGO
by Herald Staff WriterCameron Probert
| July 8, 2012 6:00 AM

EPHRATA - A Moses Lake man is facing at least 31 months in prison after walking into a woman's home and raping her.

A Grant County jury found Stephen J. Hosszu, 67, guilty of first degree burglary and third degree rape after deliberating for 36 minutes.

Hosszu is subject to an indeterminate sentence because of the crimes. When he is sentenced, a judge will determine the minimum time he will serve, Prosecutor Angus Lee stated.

"Once that minimum time is completed he becomes eligible for parole if the Department of Corrections determines parole is appropriate," Lee stated. "If the Department of Corrections does not grant parole his case is reviewed every two years for life or until he is released, so it is possible that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. If he is ever released he will be under the supervision of the Department of Corrections for life. This type of sentence is reserved for very serious cases."

Hosszu entered a neighbor's residence through an open garage door, while the victim was in the kitchen making jam, according to a police report. He walked up behind the woman, put a hand on her shoulder and made a sexual advance toward the woman, and raped her.

The victim, initially shocked, managed to get away from Hosszu, and escaped the residence through a back door.

MORE IMPORTED STORIES

Jerald Thomas Jr. pleads guilty
Columbia Basin Herald | Updated 12 years, 10 months ago
Moses Lake man sentenced for burglary, rape
Columbia Basin Herald | Updated 12 years, 3 months ago
Moses Lake man sentenced for burglary, rape
Columbia Basin Herald | Updated 12 years, 3 months ago

ARTICLES BY HERALD STAFF WRITER

Staatses plead not guilty
November 2, 2012 6 a.m.

Staatses plead not guilty

EPHRATA - The Moses Lake couple, accused of refusing to take their child to a hospital as the boy was starving, pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

Central Wash. Home Expo this weekend
May 7, 2013 6 a.m.

Central Wash. Home Expo this weekend

MOSES LAKE - Basin residents wanting to build a new home, or renovate an existing one, can turn to next weekend's Central Washington Home Expo for inspiration.

Nurse practitioner program begins in Othello
May 6, 2014 6 a.m.

Nurse practitioner program begins in Othello

Application deadline is May 15

OTHELLO - The Columbia Basin Health Association will start a training program for nurse practitioners, beginning in September. The program's application deadline is May 15.