People v. Hayes

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Saratoga County (Drago, J.), rendered August 14, 2009, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of sexual abuse in the first degree (four counts), course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree, sexual abuse in the second degree (12 counts), sexual abuse in the third degree (four counts) and endangering the welfare of a child.

In January 2008, the victim, then age 15, disclosed to one of her parents that defendant had been subjecting her to sexual contact by touching her breasts and vaginal area. Defendant, a 39-year-old…