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THE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WAS DEEMED NONCONSENSUAL SOLELY BECAUSE THE VICTIM WAS 14; THE DEFENDANT WAS 27; DEFENDANT WAS NOT ENTITLED TO A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE TO RISK LEVEL ONE; THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIVE DISSENT (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, over a dissent, determined defendant was not entitled to a downward risk level departure from level two to level one. The defendant was 27 when he had sexual intercourse with the fourteen-year-old victim. The majority argued the age difference precluded a departure:

The record shows that this 27 year-old defendant engaged in nonconsensual sexual intercourse with the victim, who was 14 years old, the only relevant crime considered by the SORA court regarding his risk level designation. * * *

While courts have recognized that sexual conduct that was nonconsensual solely by virtue of age may result in an over-assessment in risk level designation, those cases did not involve a defendant who was nearly twice as old as the victim, as in this case … . People v Romulus, 2020 NY Slip Op 07512, First Dept 12-15-20

 

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