People v. Lashway

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Ceresia, J.), rendered December 2, 2010, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child (two counts).

Between June 23, 2009 and October 12, 2009, the victim (born in 2002) and his younger brother (born in 2005) spent a significant amount of time at defendant’s residence in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County. These visits with defendant, whom the children’s mother described as the boys’ “great-great uncle,” included overnight visits “every other…