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PARTICIPATION IN A PRISON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM WAS NOT ENOUGH TO AVOID A 10-POINT ASSESSMENT FOR FAILURE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS SORA RISK-LEVEL PROCEEDING (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Higgitt, determined defendant’s participation in a prison sex offender treatment program did not preclude the assessment of 10 points for failing to accept responsibility for his misconduct. The additional 10 points raised defendant’s risk level from two to three:

Factor 12 of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) Risk Assessment Guidelines allows for the assessment of 10 points for a sex offender if he “has not accepted responsibility for his sexual misconduct.” This appeal raises the issue of whether (and to what extent) a sex offender’s participation in a sex offender treatment program is evidence that he has accepted responsibility for his misconduct. We conclude that a sex offender’s participation in a sex offender treatment program is some evidence that the offender has accepted responsibility and that such evidence must be considered in conjunction with any other reliable evidence bearing on the subject (e.g., statements by the sex offender). In light of all of the evidence relevant to the subject of defendant’s acceptance of responsibility for his misconduct, including his participation in a sex offender treatment program and his statements minimizing or denying responsibility for his misconduct, the SORA court correctly concluded that the People established, by clear and convincing evidence, that defendant had not genuinely accepted responsibility for his misconduct, and, accordingly, properly assessed defendant 10 points for Factor 12. People v Solomon, 2021 NY Slip Op 07519, First Dept 12-28-21

 

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