People v. Escamilla

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Broome County (Mathews, J.), rendered October 25, 1996, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree, criminal contempt in the first degree and assault in the third degree.

The victim in this case is a 17-year-old girl who has resided with her mother in Broome County since they came to New York from New Mexico when she was seven years old. She is the daughter of defendant, who also resided in Broome County, but she had not lived with him since leaving New Mexico. On the evening of…