People v. O'Neill

The Grand Jury has returned an indictment against the defendant in both of the above-entitled cases. Bach charges him with the crime of carnal abuse in violation of section 483-a of the Penal Law. Both indictments charge him with carnal abuse of a child “ of the age of ten years ”. It is conceded that at the time of the alleged acts the child named in one of the indictments was ten years and ten months old, and the child named in the other indictment was ten years and five months old. It is the contention of the defendant that due to the ages of the children involved the Grand Jury was…