People v. Hudy

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kane, J. P.

During the relevant time period, defendant was a corrective math teacher at Glenwood Elementary School (hereinafter Glenwood) in the Town of Vestal, Broome County, where he had been teaching since 1976. Students who, as the result of testing, were determined to be in need of extra help were placed in defendant’s class. These students attended defendant’s class three times a week for a 30-minute session.

After an investigation concerning allegations of sexual abuse upon his male students, defendant was indicted and charged with 23 counts of sexual abuse in the…