People v. Hosear

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Thomas Farber, J.), entered on or about March 7, 2014, which adjudicated defendant a level two sexually violent predicate sex offender pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (Correction Law art 6-C), unanimously modified, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, to the extent of remanding for a further hearing on defendant’s request for a downward departure, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

The court properly assessed defendant 10 points under the risk factor for forcible compulsion. Defendant, taking advantage of a crowded…