Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Rensselaer County (Harris, J.), rendered June 7, 1990, upon a verdict convicting defen
Defendant was indicted by a Grand Jury for several offenses arising out of incidents involving two seven-year-old girls, Angela and Michelle, and a 10-year-old girl, Christy. Following trial, defendant was convicted of three counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Defendant was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of 2Vs to 7 years on the sexual abuse convictions and one year on the remaining convictions. This appeal followed.
Initially, defendant’s challenge to County Court’s submission of sexual abuse in the first degree as a lesser included offense of sodomy in the first degree (see, People v Ford,
We also reject defendant’s contention that counts three and six of the indictment, charging endangering the welfare of a child, are duplicitous (see, CPL 200.30 [1]). This crime may be committed either by one act or by multiple acts and may be readily classified as a continuing offense over a period of time (People v Keindl,
Defendant next argues that the convictions were not supported by legally sufficient evidence and that the trier of fact has failed to give the evidence the weight it should be accorded. We disagree. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v Contes,
In our view, County Court properly examined Angela and concluded that the child understood the nature of an oath. Moreover, by failing to object at trial, defendant waived the issue of whether additional evidence was required to corroborate her testimony (see, People v Josey,
Similarly, Angela and Christy testified that they viewed a sexually explicit film at defendant’s trailer and Angela testified that defendant pinched her buttocks as well as Christy’s. The People also introduced the testimony of Angela’s brother that he saw a picture of Angela in defendant’s trailer revealing that Angela was not wearing any underwear. The testimony of these children, coupled with defendant’s statements to the police, constitute legally sufficient evidence to establish the crimes of endangering the welfare of a child under counts three and six of the indictment (see, Penal Law § 260.10 [1]).
We have examined defendant’s remaining contentions, including his challenge to the propriety of the sentence, and conclude that they are without merit.
Judgment affirmed. Weiss, J. P., Yesawich, Jr., Levine, Mercure and Harvey, JJ., concur.
