STRICKLAND v. the STATE.

Ray, Judge.

*676 *216 In 2017, Lamar Lewis Strickland petitioned for release from the requirement that he be registered as a sex offender as a result of a 1992 conviction for aggravated child molestation. In opposing the petition, the State argued, inter alia, that Strickland failed to meet *217 one of the statutory requirements of eligibility for release, specifically, that "[t]he victim did not suffer any intentional physical harm during the commission of the offense[.]" OCGA § 17-10-6.2 (c) (1) (D) ; OCGA § 42-1-19 (a) (4). The trial court denied the petition based on the finding that Strickland had…