People v. Kozlow

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

We hold that a defendant charged with attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors in the first degree under Penal Law § 110.00 and former § 235.22 (L 1996, ch 600, § 6) may properly be convicted under that statute even though his communications contained no nude or sexual images.

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On March 4, 2004, defendant Jeffrey Kozlow entered an Internet chat room and, by instant messaging, approached a person with the screen name “JohnInYonkers914,” who immediately gave his age as 14. “[I]’m 42; [I]’m into younger guys,” Kozlow wrote, “u into guys my age?”…