In re Apovian

The New Jersey disciplinary proceeding against respondent stemmed from his July 1986 conviction, upon a plea of guilty, of the crime of criminal sexual contact (see, NJ Stat Annot § 2C:14-3 [b]). As a result of this conviction, respondent was sentenced to a five-year period of probation and was ordered *737to pay a monetary fine and to undergo psychiatric treatment. Respondent’s criminal conviction in New Jersey was the sole basis for his six-month suspension by the Supreme Court of that State.

In light of the New Jersey disciplinary action, and having examined the entire record before us, we…