People v. Rios-Liberato

OPINION OF THE COURT

Raja Rajeswari, J.

The defendant, Lenin Rios-Liberato, is charged with forcible touching (Penal Law § 130.52) and sexual abuse in the third degree (Penal Law § 130.55). Specifically, the defendant is alleged to have placed his finger inside the complainant’s vagina forcibly and repeatedly without her consent.

On July 10, 2015, the defendant served a general demand to produce discovery materials pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 240.20. In the voluntary disclosure form (VDF) which the People attached to their response, the People acknowledged that there are photographs…