People v. Nowlin

*555The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant’s challenge for cause. In this case involving the sexual abuse of two boys, the record supports the court’s determination that the prospective juror, who herself had been abused as a child, gave the requisite unequivocal assurance of impartiality (People v Arnold, 96 NY2d 358, 363; People v Chambers, 97 NY2d 417; compare People v Greene, 290 AD2d 349).

The court properly exercised its discretion in admitting testimony by two previous victims of defendant. In light of the defense raised by defendant at trial, this evidence was…