A serial rapist who preyed on children has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for violently sexually assaulting at least two victims, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced this week.

Viando Ricketts, a barber from St. Albans , was sentenced to 22 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl, plus another 12 years for raping a 16-year-old girl, with both incidents occurring in 2022, according to court documents.

“This sexual predator targeted unsuspecting children, brought them to a hotel near his place of employment, and raped them,” Queens D.A. Melinda Katz said in a statement. “We thank the brave victims for coming forward.”

Ricketts, now 31, met his first victim, a 16-year-old girl, when she started working a summer job at a store next door to his barbershop in June

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