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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Luis Ramos, Appellant.
    [46 NYS3d 906]
   Appeal by the defendant from an order of the County Court, Rockland County (Nelson, J.), dated July 3, 2012, which, after a hearing, designated him a level two sex offender pursuant to Correction Law article 6-C.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

In establishing a defendant’s risk level under the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C; hereinafter SORA), the People bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, the facts supporting the determinations sought (see Correction Law § 168-n [3]).

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court properly assessed 10 points under risk factor 12 (see Sex Offender Registration Act: Risk Assessment Guidelines and Commentary at 15-16 [2006]). The defendant’s post-plea statement to the Probation Department — which is contained in the pre-sentence investigation report and, therefore, constitutes admissible hearsay evidence for SORA purposes (see People v Picari ello, 145 AD3d 804 [2016]; People v Lucius, 122 AD3d 819 [2014]; People v Crandall, 90 AD3d 628, 629 [2011]) — provided clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had not genuinely accepted responsibility for his conduct (see People v Benitez, 140 AD3d 1140, 1140-1141 [2016]; People v Thompson, 95 AD3d 977, 978 [2012]; People v Murphy, 68 AD3d 832, 833 [2009]).

Mastro, J.P., Chambers, Maltese and Duffy, JJ., concur.