People v. Lapi

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Montgomery County (Catena, J.), rendered September 14, 2011, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminal sexual act in the first degree (two counts) and endangering the welfare of a child (two counts).

Defendant was charged by indictment with two counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, stemming from allegations that, on two consecutive days over a weekend in July 2009, he engaged in anal sexual conduct with a four-year-old relative. The victim reported the conduct to…