8 YEARS IN RAPE OF GIRL, 12

Bernard Luster, a 40 year old loner on disability with no criminal record, was facing up to 75 years behind bars on rape, sex abuse and other charges.  A then 12 year old Queens girl transposed two numbers when she called her dad and instead reached the then 38 year old sexual predator who later molested her.  Luster admitted yesterday to raping the girl in 2003.  He took a plea deal on the eve of his trial, opting to plead guilty to one count of rape for an eight year jail term.  Luster, of Far Rockaway, was arrested after the girl's mother found a sexually explicit letter she had written to him.  

(New York)