Charles Q. v. Constantine

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which terminated petitioner’s employment with the Division of State Police.

In March 1991, criminal and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against petitioner, a State Trooper, as the result of allegations that he had engaged in various sex acts with a 13-year-old girl. The disciplinary proceeding was held in abeyance pending resolution of the criminal action, and on June 30, 1992 a jury acquitted petitioner on all charges. In…