Hopeful in Brooklyn

We hope it never happens again.

We hope it never happens again that a person charged with three counts of first-degree rape receives a sentence of 40 hours of community service.

Below is the victim impact statement that the judge, Elizabeth Niki Warin, said was "inappropriate." Also below is the original list of charges against Amr Kandil. And at this website, we also provide a redacted copy of the police report that the victim made when Mr. Kandil threatened to cut her throat in Judge Warin's courtroom.

Victim Impact Statement

June 4, 2025

Good Morning, your Honor. Thank you for the opportunity to make this victim impact statement.

The indictment charges the Defendant with 46 crimes – 30 felonies and 16 misdemeanors.

Because the Defendant was charged with a violent class B felony, CPL 220.10 requires that any plea agreement include a plea of guilty to a felony – at least a class D felony.

He plead guilty to one misdemeanor and one violation. I'm devastated. The plea is unacceptable both because the plea violates the law and because the plea fails to hold the Defendant accountable for what he did to me.

I ask the Court to reject this plea bargain and take the case to trial because the Defendant must be held accountable for what he did to me.

He raped me. He raped me three times. He raped me three times in violation of active orders of protection.

He robbed me. He beat me. He threatened me with knives and scissors. He strangled me. He suffocated me. He threatened to murder me. He threatened to cut my throat in this court room. He threatened me in this courtroom.

He committed all of these crimes in violation of orders of protection. He stalked me. He tried to bribe me drop the charges. He tried to kidnap me. He told me that he paid someone $25,000 to kill me because I refused to drop the charges. This occurred while he was out on bail.

These facts need to be tried. Please take this case to trial, your Honor.

The Defendant has not taken any responsibility for what he did to me. Please take the case to trial and hold the Defendant accountable for what he did to me.

I was his wife. I loved him. And look what he did to me. He raped the hell out of me!

Why do we have laws? Why do judges issue orders? Is the law just good advice? Or are we expected to obey the law?

If the Court accepts this plea agreement, then there is no incentive to obey the law.

If this Court ignores the law, then everybody can ignore the law.

As part of the plea agreement, the Defendant would get 40 hours of community service. That's a benefit, not a punishment. 40 hours of community service is diabolically lenient. It's unconscionable.

If this Court ignores the Defendant's violations of the Courts' orders of protection, then everybody can ignore a court's order of protection.

I need more than an order of protection. I need justice.

The Defendant needs to spend a long time in prison, thinking about the heinous crimes that he committed against me.

I'm not afraid to go to trial. I'm not afraid to testify. I'm not afraid to tell the truth.

Please reject the plea bargain, your Honor. Please take the case to trial. Please hold the Defendant accountable for what he did to me.

Amr Kandil is a danger to society. Please hold him accountable, so that he cannot rape me again or harm anybody else.

Thank you for considering this request.

People v. Amr Kandil

Charge	Detail	Disposition/Sentence
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 40	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.25 03	EF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Rape3:no Cnsnt-victm Not Incap Count 5	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.35 01 ** TOP CHARGE **	BF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Rape-1st:forcible Compulsion Count 1	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.52 01	AM , 1 count, Arrest Charge Forcible Touch- Intimate Parts Count 16	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.65 01	DF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Sx Abuse 1st:forcible Compulsn Count 8	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 31	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.35 01	BF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Rape-1st:forcible Compulsion Count 2	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.25 03	EF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Rape3:no Cnsnt-victm Not Incap Count 4	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.55	BM , 1 count, Arrest Charge Sexual Abuse-3rd Count 10	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 32	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 41	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.65 01	DF , 1 count, Arrest Charge Sx Abuse 1st:forcible Compulsn Count 7	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.35 01	BF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Rape-1st:forcible Compulsion Count 3	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.25 03	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Rape3:no Cnsnt-victm Not Incap Count 6	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.65 01	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sx Abuse 1st:forcible Compulsn Count 9	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.55	BM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sexual Abuse-3rd Count 11	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.55	BM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sexual Abuse-3rd Count 12	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.20 01	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sexual Misconduct Count 13	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.20 01	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sexual Misconduct Count 14	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.20 01	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Sexual Misconduct Count 15	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.52 01	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Forcible Touch- Intimate Parts Count 17	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 130.52 01	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Forcible Touch- Intimate Parts Count 18	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.25 02	CF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burglary 2nd- Dwelling Count 19	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.25 02	CF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burglary 2nd- Dwelling Count 20	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.25 02	CF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burglary 2nd- Dwelling Count 21	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.25 02	CF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burglary 2nd- Dwelling Count 22	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.25 02	CF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burglary 2nd- Dwelling Count 23	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.20	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burg-3:illeg Entry With Intent Count 24	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.20	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burg-3:illeg Entry With Intent Count 25	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.20	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burg-3:illeg Entry With Intent Count 26	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.20	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burg-3:illeg Entry With Intent Count 27	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 140.20	DF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Burg-3:illeg Entry With Intent Count 28	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 29	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 30	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 33	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BV	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-1st:phy Contact Count 34	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BI	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Criminal Contempt-1st: Weapon Count 35	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BI	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Criminal Contempt-1st: Weapon Count 36	Dismissed With Leave To Re-present (cpl 210.20(4)), Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BI	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Criminal Contempt-1st: Weapon Count 37	Dismissed With Leave To Re-present (cpl 210.20(4)), Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BI	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Criminal Contempt-1st: Weapon Count 38	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.51 BI	EF , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Criminal Contempt-1st: Weapon Count 39	Dismissed With Leave To Re-present (cpl 210.20(4)), Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 42	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 43	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 44	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 45	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty
PL 215.50 03	AM , 1 count, Not an Arrest Charge Crim Contempt-2nd:disobey Crt Count 46	Arraigned, Pled Not Guilty

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We hope it never happens again that a person charged with three counts of first-degree rape receives a sentence of 40 hours of community service.

The information presented above is based on the following documents:

• police report   (August 12, 2024)
• list of charges   (May 7, 2025)
• victim impact statement   (June 4, 2025)

We urge readers to write to judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys and remind them that when a defendant is charged with a violent class B felony, CPL 220.10 requires that any plea agreement include a plea of guilty to, at the least, a class D felony.

Please write to them because we hope to never again see such an unconscionable plea bargain.

And if you have any questions for the author of this website, you may also write to:  hopeful@hopefulinbrooklyn.org.