People v. Cruz

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), entered March 28, 2014, which classified defendant as a risk level two sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Defendant abducted the victim, who was his former girlfriend, from a parking lot by threatening her with a knife and then drove to a hotel room where he forced her to engage in sex. In satisfaction of an indictment charging him with numerous crimes arising from this incident, defendant pleaded guilty to rape in the second degree and kidnapping in the second degree and was sentenced to…