Opinion
06-01-2016
PEOPLE of State of New York, respondent, v. Ryan VANSTEEN, appellant.
Richard B. Stafford, Bohemia, NY, for appellant. Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Glenn Green of counsel), for respondent.
Richard B. Stafford, Bohemia, NY, for appellant.
Thomas J. Spota, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Glenn Green of counsel), for respondent.
Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Suffolk County (Kahn, J.), dated May 15, 2015, which, after a hearing, designated him a level three sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6–C.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
After a hearing conducted pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art. 6–C), the defendant, who was convicted of possessing a sexual performance by a child less than 16 years of age, in violation of Penal Law § 263.16, was properly assessed points based upon the fact that his victims were strangers to him, and based upon the number of victims (see People v. Gillotti, 23 N.Y.3d 841, 859, 994 N.Y.S.2d 1, 18 N.E.3d 701 ; People v. Morel–Baca, 127 A.D.3d 833, 4 N.Y.S.3d 893 ). Moreover, his application for a downward departure from his presumptive risk level was properly denied (see People
v. Stewart, 123 A.D.3d 784, 996 N.Y.S.2d 729 ; People v. Pendleton, 112 A.D.3d 600, 601, 975 N.Y.S.2d 908 ).
LEVENTHAL, J.P., CHAMBERS, HINDS–RADIX and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.