NY Man Laurence Harvey who tortured wife facing 25 years in jail

A New York school administrator has been convicted of a series of sexual assaults on his wife of almost ten years, and now faces up to 25 years in jail.

Laurence Harvey carried out the attacks at the couple's upper East Side  home, that compromised of him gagging her before carrying out his tirade with a screwdriver and a hammer.

The jury were shown evidence captured on Mr Harvey's iPhone in which he screams;

'I'm going to teach you a lesson! I can do anything to you.

'This is how whores are treated.

'You're a whore. I have a right to stick a knife in your ear right now. I have the right to stick a f---ing hammer in your ------.'

Although Harvey was cleared of the one rape charge against him, he was declared guilty for the remaining 12 out of 13 counts against him.

He had worked in the the Department of Education since 2003, in a role that eaed him $165,000 a year whilst overseeing support for 263 schools throughout the city.

Eddison Williams, the juror explained his horror at seeing the recordings that Harvey took. He said:

'You had pictures, tape recordings, him saying demeaning things to her.'

The court were told of the impending divorce of the couple who have twin boys in a series of emails with Harvey's defence lawyer arguing that his wife's extramarital affair led to his client lashing out.

Carlos Martir who represented Harvey, revealed that he will be launching an appeal on behalf of his client after he claimed the judge prevented the jury from evidence that his wife had been violent towards one of their children and had stolen $12,000 from his bank account.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Laura Ward has set a sentencing date of October 4 when Harvey will lea his fate.