Matter of Craig W. v. State of New York

McCarthy, J.R

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Farley, J.), entered January 26, 2016 in St. Lawrence County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 10, for his discharge from confinement at a secure treatment facility.

In 1995 and at the age of 18, petitioner pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct for having intercourse with a 16-year-old female. In 2001, petitioner pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in the first degree, based on subjecting an individual less than 11 years old to sexual contact, and assault in the third degree.…