People v. Bessette
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Dwyer, Jr., J.), rendered August 17, 1988, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of sodomy in the first degree (two counts) and sexual abuse in the first degree.
The victim of defendant’s sex offenses was the 10-year-old male cousin of defendant’s live-in girlfriend (now his wife). The victim had moved into his cousin’s household several months prior to the incidents which occurred on May 13 and 14, 1986. The victim kept the incidents to himself until September 20, 1986 when he confided in family members. Defendant…
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