In 1987, a man was arrested at his place of business for raping his 15-year-old step sister on several different occasions. He was also charged with the rape of a 12-year-old neighbor when she was at the house where he lived. That incident was supposed to have occurred on April…
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Court Hears Child Abuse Case Involving Twins
In 1992, two twin babies were born to a couple in Grenada. The mother moved to New York shortly after the babies were born. The girl and boy lived with their maternal aunt for the first five years of their lives and had liberal visitation with their father in Grenada.…
Defendant Appeals Weapons Possessions Charge, Arguing Lack of Evidence
On July 29, 1974, the Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County heard a sex crime case. The defendant was charged with the sex crime of rape and sodomy and possession of a dangerous weapon. The Grand Jury did not indict the defendant for the rape…
Sentence in Sex Crime Stands
On December 9, 2010, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department of New York heard the case of the People of the State of New York v. Richard P. King in a sex crime case. This sex crime involved a victim who was 11 years old who went swimming at…
NY Supreme Court Determines Level of Sex Offender Status
A case came before the Supreme Court of the State of New York. A woman had been convicted of one count of promoting prostitution in the second degree. She was required to register as a Level 1 sex offender because of this conviction according to the Sex Offender Registration Act…
New York Family Court Discusses Evidence in Juvenile Rape Case
On February 4, 1972, the Family Court of the City of New York, New York County made a unique decision in this sex crime case concerning the Penal Law that a defendant may not be convicted of rape ‘solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the alleged victim.’ (P.L. 130-15). In…
Court Discusses Sex Crimes and the Corroboration of Young Victim’s Testimony
The statutory provision requiring corroboration of the victim’s testimony in certain sex crimes involving underage victims was repealed in 1984. In this case that went before the Court of Appeals of New York on December 22 1988, Judge Titone stated that the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution…
All of the Defendant’s Issues Were Denied by the Supreme Court
This case was decided on September 8, 2009 by the Supreme Court, New York County involving a sex crime. The defendant as convicted of sodomy and other charges that involved bribery and false reports. A verdict in the sex crime charges related to one of the alleged victims was not…
Suffolk County Court Raises Sex Offense and Risk Level of Defendant
This case involved a woman who was convicted of several felony sex crimes after admitting that she had sexually abused a two year-old. After evaluating her Sex Offender and Risk Level, the Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders determined that she should be rated Level 1. Her score of 70…
New York Appellate Court Downgrades Defendant’s Sex Offender Risk Assessment Level
In 1985, a man was convicted of one count of first degree rape, one count of second degree rape, four counts of first degree sodomy and four counts of second degree sodomy. The charges stemmed from claims brought by his two stepdaughters, who claimed that he forcibly raped and sodomized…