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DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE FROM LEVEL TWO TO LEVEL ONE IN THIS STATUTORY RAPE CASE; ALTHOUGH NOT PRESERVED BY A REQUEST FOR A DOWNWARD DEPARTURE, THE APPEAL WAS CONSIDERED IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing County Court, determined defendant was entitled to a downward departure in this statutory-rape SORA risk level proceeding. The issue was not preserved because defendant did not request a downward departure but the appeal was considered in the interest of justice:

“In cases of statutory rape, the Board has long recognized that strict application of the Guidelines may in some instances result in overassessment of the offender’s risk to public safety” … . The Guidelines provide that a downward departure may be appropriate where “(i) the victim’s lack of consent is due only to inability to consent by virtue of age and (ii) scoring 25 points [for risk factor 2, sexual contact with the victim,] results in an over-assessment of the offender’s risk to public safety” … .

Since the defendant did not request a downward departure from his presumptive risk level in the County Court, his contentions on appeal regarding a downward departure are unpreserved for appellate review … . However, under the circumstances of this case, we address those contentions in the interest of justice … .

Considering all of the circumstances presented here, including that the subject offense is the only sex-related crime in the defendant’s history, and that the defendant accepted responsibility for his crime, the assessment of 25 points under risk factor 2 resulted in an overassessment of the defendant’s risk to public safety … . Accordingly, a downward departure is warranted, and the defendant should be designated a level one sex offender. People v Maldonado-Escobar, 2021 NY Slip Op 04502, Second Dept 7-2-21

 

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