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THE COMPLAINANT WAS CAJOLED BY OTHERS, NOT THE DEFENDANT, TO HAVE SEX WITH DEFENDANT IN FRONT OF THE OTHERS; THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FORCE WAS USED AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY THREATS TO USE FORCE; RAPE FIRST CONVICTION REVERSED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing defendant’s conviction and dismissing the indictment, determined there was no evidence of forcible compulsion in this Rape First case. The complainant was cajoled by others, not including the defendant, to have sex with the defendant in front of the others. But there was no evidence defendant used force and no overt or implied threats to use force:

… [S]ince the complainant had never spoken with the defendant prior to the alleged sexual assault, there was no reason, even from her subjective point of view, to fear that he would physically harm her if she did not do what Franiqua and Franeisha were pressuring her to do … .

… The complainant said repeatedly during her testimony that she was uncomfortable throughout the incident, that she “fe[lt] like [she] had no control” over what was happening, and that there was “nothing [she] could do” to stop it. But she never connected those feelings to a fear of being physically injured, or some other similarly serious consequence … .

… [T]here was no testimony that the complainant had been physically abused by Franiqua prior to this incident, and no evidence that the defendant was aware that Franiqua was acting abusively towards the complainant, regardless of when that conduct began. Beyond that, the complainant acknowledged that at least some of her discomfort was attributable to the “whole situation,” including, understandably, that several people were present. People v Graham, 2021 NY Slip Op 06699, Second Dept 12-1-21

 

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