People v. Vanterpool

Judgment, *430Supreme Court, New York County (Carol Berkman, J.), rendered March 11, 1993, convicting defendant, after a nonjury trial, of rape in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 3 to 9 years and 1 year imprisonment, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt and is supported by the weight of the evidence.

Considering the victim’s young age and her expressed fear of serious punishment from her mother if she disclosed the fact of her rape, her complaint to a cousin within three weeks of…