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Sexual Conduct That Does Not Rise to the Level of a SORA Sex Offense May Be Considered Under the “Number of Victims” Risk Factor

The Court of Appeals determined that the “number of victims” risk factor (risk factor 3) under the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) properly included “sexual conduct” that did not amount to SORA level sex offenses and which involved “webcam chats:”

Given that the Guidelines do not mention a SORA level offense in risk factor 3, but instead address the more general term, “sexual conduct,” we agree with the People that the conduct does not have to amount to a SORA level offense in order to be considered. Furthermore, the child can still be a victim under risk factor 3 even though the defendant and the child were not in the same room, but were communicating through a webcam … . People v Izzo, 2015 NY Slip Op 07576, CtApp 10-20-15

 

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