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NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENN SYLVANIA, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee v. BARRY ROSS, Appellant No. 528 E DA 201 8 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered May 17 , 2016 In the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County Criminal Division at No(s): CP - 09 - CR - 000 4833 - 201 5 BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., BOWES , J., and PANELLA, J. MEMORANDUM BY BENDER, P.J.E.: FILED NOVEMBER 06 , 2018 Appellant, Barry Ross, appeals from the judgment of sentence of 211⁄2 to 47 years’ incarceration, imposed after he was convicted, following a non jury trial, of various sexual offenses, including rap e of a child. On appeal, Appellant seeks to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his convictions, as well as the discretionary aspects of his sentence . Additionally, Appellant’s counsel, Stuart Wilder , Esq., seeks to withdraw his represen tation of Appellant pursuant to Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Commonwealth v. Santiago , 978 A.2d 349 (Pa. 2009). After careful review, we agree with counsel that Appellant’s t wo issues are frivolous. Nevertheless , we deny counsel’s petit ion to withdra w, as we must sua sponte reverse Appellant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) under the SexualJ - S61004 - 18

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Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799 .10 - 9799.41, and remand for further proceedings. The trial court set forth a detailed summary of the facts and procedural history of Appellant’s case. See Trial Court Opinion (TCO), 4/25/18, at 1 - 11. Based on the facts discussed by the trial court, Appellant was convicted , following a non - jury trial, of single c ounts of rape of a child and aggravated indecent assault of a child, as well as two counts each of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of a child. Appellant’s convictions stemmed from his sexually abusing his two biological daughters over the course of several years. For these offenses, th e court imposed the aggregate sentence stated supra . The court also determined that Appellant met the criteria to be deemed an SVP . Appellant filed a timely post - sentence motion, which the court denied. He then filed a timely notice of appeal. In response to the trial court’s order for Appellant to file a Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) statement, Attorney Wilder filed a Pa.R.A.P. 1925(c)(4) statement of his inte nt to withdraw on appeal. However, Attorney Wilder set forth in that statement the following two issues that Appellant desired to raise on appeal: 1. The evidence was insufficient to support the verdict because there was no DNA evidence connecting [Appellant ] to the crime; and 2. The sentence was manifestly excessive, both because [Appellant] was not on parole or probation at the time the crimes occurred, and because sentences on all counts were not made to run concurrently to one another.[]J - S61004 - 18

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Rule 1925(c)(4) Stat ement, 3/19/18, at 1 - 2. On April 25, 2018, the trial court issued a Rule 1925(a) opinion addressing the merits of Appellant’s two issues. O n July 30 , 2018, Attorney Wilder filed with this Court a petition to withdraw as counsel. That same day, counsel also filed an Anders brief, discussing Appellant’s issue s and concluding that they are frivolous, and that Appellant has no other, non - frivolous issues he could pursue herein. Accordingly, this Court must first pass upon counsel’s petition to withdraw before reviewing the merits of the underlying issues presented by [the appellant]. Commonwealth v. Goodwin , 928 A.2d 287, 290 (Pa. Super. 2007) ( en banc ). Prior to withdrawing as counsel on a direct appeal under Anders , counsel must fi le a brief that meets the requirements established by our Supreme Court in Santiago . The brief must: (1) provide a summary of the procedural history and facts, with citations to the record; (2) refer to anything in the record that counsel believes arguably supports the appeal; (3) set forth counsel’s conclusion that the appeal is frivolous; and (4) state counsel’ s reasons for concluding that the appeal is frivolous. Counsel should articulate the relevant facts of record, controlling case law, and/or statute s on point that have led to the conclusion that the appeal is frivolous. Santiago, 978 A.2d at 361. Counsel also must provide a copy of the Anders brief to his client. Attending the brief must be a letter that advises the client of his right to: “(1) retai n new counsel to pursue the appeal; (2) proceed pro se on appeal; or (3) raise any points that the appellant deems worthy of the court[’]s attention in addition to the points raised by counsel in the Anders brief.” Commonwealth v. Nischan , 928 A.2d 349, 35 3 (Pa. Super. 2007), appeal denied , 594 Pa. 704, 936 A.2d 40 (2007).J - S61004 - 18

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Commonwealth v. Orellana , 86 A.3d 877, 879 - 80 (Pa. Super. 2014). After determining that counsel has satisfied these technical requirements of Anders and Santiago , this Court must then “conduct an independent review of the record to discern if there are any additional, non - frivolous issues overlooked by counsel.” Commonwealth v. Flowers , 113 A.3d 1246, 1250 (Pa. Super. 2015) (citations and footnote omitted). In th is case, Attorney Wilder’s Anders brief complies with the above stated requirements. Namely, he includes a summary of the relevant factual and procedural history, he refers to portions of the record that could arguably support Appellant’s claim s , and he s ets forth his conclusion that Appellant’s appeal is frivolous. He also explains his reasons for reaching that determination, and supports his rationale with citations to the record and pertinent legal authority. Attorney Wilder also attached to his petit ion to withdraw a letter directed to Appellant , in which he informed Appellant of the rights enumerated in Nischan and stated that he enclosed a copy of his Anders brief for Appellant’s review. Accordingly, counsel has complied with the technical requirem ents for withdrawal. We will now independently review the record to determine if Appellant’s issue s are frivolous, and to ascertain if there are any other, non - frivolous issues he could pursue on appeal. In assessing Appellant’s sufficiency claim and ch allenge to the discretionary aspects of his sentence, we have reviewed the certified record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law. Additionally, we have considered the thorough and well - crafted opinion of the Honorable Rea B.J - S61004 - 18

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Boylan of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County. We conclude that Judge Boylan’s extensive, well - reasoned opinion accurately disposes of the issue s presented by Appellant. 1 Accordingly, we adopt Judge Boylan’s opinion as our own and conclude that Appellant’ s two issues are frivolous for the reasons set forth therein. However , we must sua sponte reverse Appellant’s designation as an SVP under SORNA. In Commonwealth v. Muniz , 164 A.3d 1189 (Pa. 2017), our Supreme Court held that the registration requirements under SORNA are punitive, thus overturning prior decisions deeming those registration requirements civil in nature. Id. at 1218. Subsequently , this Court ruled that, since our Supreme Court has held [in Muniz ] that SORNA registration requirements are pun itive or a criminal penalty to which individuals are exposed, then under Apprendi [ v. New Jersey , 530 U.S. 466 (2000),] and Alleyne [ v. United States , 133 S.Ct. 2151, 2163 (2013) ], a factual finding, such as whether a defendant has a “mental abnormality o r personality disorder that makes [him or her] likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses[,]” 42 Pa.C.S.[ ] § 9799.12, that increases the length of registration must be found beyond a reasonable doubt by the chosen fact - finder. Section 9799.24 (e)(3) identifies the trial court as the finder of fact in all instances and specifies clear and convincing evidence as the burden of proof required to designate a convicted defendant as an SVP. Such a statutory scheme in the criminal context cannot withst and constitutional scrutiny.

_________________ ____________________ _______ 1 However, we disagree with Judge Boylan that Appellant waived his sufficiency of the evidence claim by failing to raise it with specificity in his concise statement, where Attorn ey Wilder filed a Rule 1925(c)(4) statement. See TCO at 11 - 12. In any event, the court provides a detailed alternative analysis, id. at 12 - 15, which we adopt in concluding that Appellant’s sufficiency challenge is frivolous.J - S61004 - 18

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Commonwealth v. Butler , 173 A.3d 1212, 1217 – 18 (Pa. Super. 2017) , appeal granted , 190 A.3d 581 (Pa. 2018) . 2 Accordingly, the Butler panel held that 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.24(e)(3) is unconstitutional. Id. at 1218 . 3 In light of Butler , we are compelled to conclude that Appellant’s sentence is illegal to t he extent he was deemed an SVP under SORNA. See id. Accordingly, we reverse that portion of Appellant’s judgment of sentence , and remand his case for the trial court to determi ne what, if any, registration r equirements apply to Appellant. In all other respects, we affirm Appellant's judgment of sentence. Given this disposition, we deny Attorney Wilder’s petition to withdraw and direct that he represent Appellant on remand. Ju dgment of sentence affirmed in part, reversed in part. Case remanded for further proceedings. Petition to withdraw denied. Jurisdiction relinquished.

_________________ ____________________ _______ 2 While the Pennsylvania Supr eme Court has granted allowance of appeal in Butler , our decision therein remains binding authority until the Supreme Court reaches a decision . 3 Following Muniz and Butler , the Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted legislation to amend SORNA. See Act of Feb. 21 2018, P.L. 27, No. 10 (“Act 10”). Act 10 amended several provisions of SORNA, and also added several ne w sections found at 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9799.42, 9799.51 - 9799.75. In addition, the Governor of Pennsylvania recently signed new legislation st riking the Act 10 amendments and reenacting several SORNA provisions, effective June 12, 2018. See Act of June 12, 2018, P.L. 1952, No. 29. These modifications do not apply to Appellant’s SVP designation , however, which the trial court imposed in 2016 un der the original SORNA.J - S61004 - 18

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Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary Date: 11/6/18Circulated 10/16/2018 03:00 PM

fN T H E C O U R T O F C O M M O N P L E A S O F B U C KS C O U N T Y , P ENN S Y L V A

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### B arry R o ss ( " Ap pe ll ant " ) a p p e a l s t o th e S u

pe ri o r C o urt o f P e nns y l v an i a fr o m th e j u d g m e nt o f s e nt e n c e e nt e r e d o n 

### M ay 1 7 , 2 0 1 6 . O n th at d at e , f o l l o wi n g a n o n -

j ury tri al , th i s C o u rt fo un d Ap pe ll ant g u i l ty o f R a pe o fa C h il d 1 , A gg ra v a t e d I n d e c e nt A s s a ul t o f a C h i l d ' , tw o c o unt s o fl n d e c e nt As s au l t o fa P e r s o n l e s s th an 13 Y e ars o f A g e 3 , tw o c o unt s o f C o rru p t i o n o f M i n o rs " , an d tw o c o unts o f E n d an g e ri n g th e W e l f ar e o f C h i l dre n . ' W e se nt e n c e d Ap pe ll an t t o an ag g r e g at e 2 1 an d o n e - h a l f t o 4 7 

### y e ars ' i n c ar c e r at io n . W e fil e this O p i n i o n p urs u ant t o P a . R. A . P . l 9 2 5 ( a ) . I . F A CT U AL B A C K G R O UN D 

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b u s i n g hi s tw o b i o l o g i c al d au g h t e rs , N . R. an d S . R , o v e r s e v e ral 

### y e ars . A t th e ti m e o f tr i a l , N . R . an d S . R. w e r e th i rt e e n an d 

### e i gh t - y ears -o l d , r e s pe c t i v el y . Ap pe ll ant be g an t o a

b u s e N . R . w h e n s h e w as a p p r o x i m at e l y s i x - y e ars - o l d . N . T . 5 / 1 6 / 1 6 , p p . 7 3 , 1 5 9 , 1 6 9 , 1 7 9 . O n a w e e kl y b as i s , Ap pe ll an t w o u l d e nt e r th e r o o m th at N . R . typ i cal l y s h ar e d 

### w i th h e r tw o y o un g e r s i s t e r s . I d . at 5 0 , 

### 5 3 - 5 4, 7 5 - 7 6 . Ap pe ll ant , dr e s s e d i n o nl y hi s un d e r w e ar , w o u l d 

### j ump o n t o p o f N . R . whl l e s h e w as s l e e p i n g i n o n e o f th e tw o be d s . 

### ML. at 5 3 -

I C o unt I : 1 8 P a . C . S . § 3 1 2 J ( c ) . 2 C o unt 2 : 1 8 P a. C . S . § 3 1 2 5 (b ) . l C o unt s 4 an d 7 : 1 8 P a . C . S . § 3 l 2 6( a )( 7 ) . 4 C o unts 5 an d 8 : 1 8 P a. C . S . 

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### at 7 1. T h e m o v e m e nt w o u l d c au s e h i s pe n i s t o p u s h thro u g h N . R . ' s c l o th i n g an d p e n e trat e h e r v a g i n a o r anus . I d . N . R . c o u l d fe e l h e r cl o th e s e nt e r e i th e r h e r v a g i n a o r anu s d uri n g th e s e as s au lt s an d fe lt p a i n i n th o se are as i nt o th e 

### fo ll o w i n g d ay . 

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d . at 5 7 . D uri n g th e s e e n c o unt e rs , 

### N . R. h e ar d th e Ap pe ll an t b r e ath e h e av il y an d s o m e t i m e s fe l t h e r p ant s bec o m e w e t a ft e r h e w a s fi n i s h e d . I d . at 71 - 72 . O n s o m e o c c as i o ns . wh e n N . R . att e mp t e d l o m o v e o r p u s h th e Ap p e l l ant o ff o f h e r , h e w o u l d s ay "

j us t a 

### fe w m o r e 

### m i nut e s " o r o th e rw i s e 

### att e mp t t o c h an g e th e s u b j e c t . I d . at 5 7 - 5 8 . Wh e n N . R. re s i s t ed o r m an a g e d t o p us h hi m o ff c o mp l e t e l y , Ap pe ll ant w o u l d b e c o m e an gry an d r e fu s e t o s p eak w i th h e r . I d . at 5 9 - 6 0 . N . R . w as a f rai d o fAp pe ll ant , an d tes t i fi e d th at h e w o u l d y e ll at h e r , s tr i k e h e r , c a l l h e r a " b i t c h " o r a « s l ut , " an d " e x cl u d e [ h e r ] fr o m th e f am il y " b y l o c k i n g h e r i n th e be dro o m i f s h e re s i s t e d h i s a dv an c e s . I d . at 5 9 - 6 0 , 6 9 - 7 0 . 

### N . R . att e mp t e d t o d i s cl o se th e a b u s e t o h e r m o th e r a ft e r th e fi rs t i n ci d e nt. I d at 6 1 . 

### N . R cam e d o wns tairs o n e n i g h t an d t o l d h e r m o th e r 

### that s h e di d n o t w an t t o g o u p s t airs be c au s e

" wh e n e v e r I' m s l ee p i n g my - h e - my d a d m o v e s ar o un d a l o t o n t o p o f m e . " I d . at 7 3 . 

### Ap pe ll ant c l a i m e d th at 

### N . R. fa b r i c at e d th e a

b us e a ft e r s h e w at c h e d a m o vi e 

### w i th h i m . I d . at 1 6 0 , 1 7 6 . Al th o u gh po li c e r e s po n d e d t o th e h o m e , N . R . s u b s e qu e nt l y recant e d b e c au se h e r p at e rn al aunt, pat e rn a l g ran dm o th e r an d th e Ap p e ll ant " k e p t t e lli n g m e th at i t was a dr e am an d n o th i n g h a p pe n e d . an d l

j u s t w ant e d e v e ryb o dy t o 

### be h a p p y a g a i n . " I d . at 6 2 , 1 5 9 - 1 6 0 . Wh e n N . R . e xp r e s s e d a d e s i r e l o s e e k c o un se li n g at s c h o o l , Ap pe ll ant fo r b a d e 

### i t. I d . at 7 0 . Ap pe ll ant h a d ab u se d S . R . i n a s i m il ar m ann e r s in c e s h e w a s fi v e - y e ars - o l d . I d . at 9 3 . 

### O n mu lt i p l e oc c as i o n s an d i n mu lt i p l e r o o m s o f th e h o m e , Ap pe ll ant w o u l d t o u c h S . R. ' s v a g i n a 

### w i th hi s fi n g e rs . I d . at 9 3 - 9 4 . 

### 1 1 1 e m o s t r e c e nt a b u s e o c c urr e d in th e Ap pe ll an t' s be dr o o m : 2 

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### l ay o n h e r

s t o m a c h, S . R. 

### fe lt th e be d s h ak e an d h e ar d th e Ap pe ll ant b re ath h e av il y as h e 

### l ay o n t o p o fh e r b o dy . I d . at 9 6 - 9 7 . Wh il e bo th th e Ap pe l l ant an d S . R . w e r e 

### fu ll y c l o th e d . J 1 e t o u c h e d h e r v a g i n a thr o u g h h e r cl o th i n g . I d . at 9 8 . A ft e r h e fi n i s h e d t o u c h in g h e r , Ap pe l l ant ' s cl o th e s w o u l d b e c o m e w e t an d S . R . 

### ' s g e n i t a l s w o u l d i t c h . I d . at 9 8 - 9 9 . Wh e n S . R . w o u l d as k Ap pe ll ant t o 

### s t o p , h e w o u ] d say ..n o " an d t o l d h e r n o t t o t e ll any o n e . Wh e n S . R. d i s cl o s e d th e a b us e t o h e r m o th e r , th e Ap p e ll ant w o u l d be c o m e an g r y an d 

### y e ll at S . R. I d . at 9 9 - 1 0 0 . Th is C o urt a l so h e ar d t e s t i m o ny fr o m Ap pe l l ant ' s t e n - y e ar - o l d 

### so n , T . R. H e 

### t e s t i fi e d th at th e Ap pe ll ant w o u l d o c c as i o n a l l y e nt e r h i s be dro o m at n i g h t, g e t o n t o p o f him an d a b u se hi m i n 

### a m ann e r s i m il ar t o th e as sau l t s d es c ri be d b y N . R. an d S . K I d . at 1 1 2 - 1 13 . O n so m e n i g hts , T . R.. w o ul d s l e e p i n h i s s i s te rs ' be dr oo m an d w i tn e s s e d th e Ap p e ll ant per fo rm th e sam e a c ts o n hi s s i s t e rs . I d . at 1 13 - 1 1 4 . I n th e d ay s p ri o r t o M ay 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 , N . R . a g a i n att e mp t e d t o d i s cl o se th e a b u s e . Th e v ic t ims ' m o th e r w a s i n th e k i t c h e n w i th N . R . an d d i s c u ss e d h o w Ap pe ll ant oc c as i o n a ll y " c h e c k s i n o n th e g i r l s . " I d . at 13 6 . Wh e n N . R. re p li e d th at 

### i t w as " n o th i n g t o w o rry ab o ut , " h e r m o th e r as k e d h e r t o c l ar i fy . I d . Th e fo ll o w i n g cl a y , N . R. t o l d h e r m o th e r Ap pe ll ant « w o u l d c o m e i n h e r be dro o m an d h e w o u l d tak e h i s pe n i s an d g ri n d o n h e r . " l d . at 1 3 7 . N . R. ' s m o th e r wa s fam ili ar w i th h e r dau g h t e r ' s d e s c ri p t i o n o f Ap p e l l an t ' s a c t i o n s an d s t at e m e nt s d uri n g th es e e n c o unt e rs , as d e m o n s trat e d b y th e fo l l o w i n g e x c h an g e : [ M S . K O H L E R ] : Wh e n y o u- wh e n [N . R. ] t o l d y o u wh at h ew o u l d say t o h e r whi l e h e w as d o i n g th i s , d i d th at s o un d f am i l i ar t o y o u ? 

### [V I CT J M S ' M O T H E R ] : E x c us e m e ? 

# - Q : Wh e n [N . R . ] t o l d 

### y o u wh at h e w o u l d 

### say t o h e r wh e n h e w a s t o u c h i n g h e r 3

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### i t w as v e ry fam ili ar t o m e be c au s e 

### wh e n I w as o n m y m e n s t ru a l , 

### w e w o u l dn ' t

h av e s e x , h e w o u l d gri n d o n m e a s 

### w el l. A n d wh e n I w o u l d t e ll hi m 

### i t w as i rr i t at in g m e 

### o r hurt i n g m e , h e w o u l d wh i s pe r i n my e ar a s 

### w e ll j u s t a li ttl e b it l o n g e r . Q : 

### O k ay . A n d wh e n h e w o u l d d o th at t o y o u , w o u l d 

### y o u hav e y o ur cl o th e s o n ? A : Y e s . Q : A n d d i d h i s pe n i s e v e r g o i n s i d e o f y o u ? A : Y e s . Q : 

### O k ay . An d th at w o u l d be 

### thr o u g h y o ur cl o th e s ? A : Y es . I d . at 13 8 � 1 3 9 . F o ll o w i n g thi s di s c u s s i o n , S . R . e nt e r e d th e r o o m an d as k e d wh e th e r N . R . an d h e r m o th e r w e r e " ta lki n g a

bo ut th at thi n g th at d a d dy d o e s . " I d . at 1 4 0 . Wh e n N . R . sai d " s hut u p , [ S . R . J , y o u d o n ' t kn o w w h at w e ' r e t a l ki n g ab o ut, " S . R. re p l i e d , " I d o , be c au s e h e d o es th e s am e thi n g t o m e . " I d . I n an att e mp t t o c o rr o bo rat e h e r d au g h t e rs ' al le g ati o n s , N . R .' s m o th e r a s k e d h e r n e i ghbo r an d fri e n d , Erayn a L in , t o p urc h ase a n anny c am e ra d i s g u i s ed as an alarm 

### d oc k . I d . at 2 3 - 2 5 , 

### 1 4 4 . A ft e r M s . Li n p urc h a s e d th e c am e ra, th e v i c t i m s , m o th e r p l a c ed i t 

### o n th e dr e s s e r in 

### N . R. ' s be dr o o m an d 

### po i nt e d i t 

### at N . R. ' s be d . 

### l d . at 64 - 6 6 , 1 4 5 . 1 1 1 e m o th e r 

### i n s tru c t e d N . R. t o b r i n g h e r th e c am e ra an d p ut h e r c l o th e s i n a p l as t i c b a g i f anyth i n g h a p pe n e d 

### wi th th e Ap pe ll ant. I d . at 64 - 6 6 . T h e v ic t im s ' m o th e r s e t th e c am e ra t o r e c o r d th e n e x t thre e t o fo ur d ay s o fa c t i v i ty i n N . R .' s be dr oo m . I d. at 1 4 6 . O n th e e v e n i n g o f

M ay 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 � th e m o th e r w a s s l e e p i n g wh e n s h e aw o k e t o fi n d th at 

### th e Ap pe ll ant h a d l e ft th e ir s hare d be dro o m . I d . at 1 5 0 - 1 5 1 . Th at n i g h t , N . R . w as s l e e p i n g o n 

### h e r 

### s t o m a c h , w e ari n g 

### p ant s an d a t - s h i rt, 

### wh e n th e 

### Ap pe ll ant c am e 

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### 4t o p o f

h e r . I d . at 5 3 - 5 5 . T h e Ap pe ll ant b e g an t o m o v e u p an d d o w n w h i l e p re s s e d a g ai n s t N . R. ' s 

### b o dy an d 

### h i s pe ni s p e n e trat e d h e r 

### v a g i n a o r anu s thr o u g h h e r cl o th i n g . I d . at 5 3 - 5 5 , 7 1. 

### D uri n g th at t i m e, th e m o th e r w e nt t o 

### h e r be dro o m d o o r t o i nv e s ti g at e an d h e ar d s o m e o n e 

### j ump i n g o ut o f

h e r 

### d au g h t e r ' s be d . I d . at 1 5 1 . N . R . ' s be d m ak e s a d i s t i n c t c r e aki n g 

### n o i s e in r e s p o n s e t o p r e ss ur e . 

### I d . at 

### 2 7 , 1 5 2 , 1 9 1 . T h e m o th e r c o nt e mpo r an e o u s l y o v e r h e ar d a 

### c o nv e r s at i o n be tw e e n Ap pe ll ant an d N . R . i n wh ic h th e Ap pe ll ant a s k e d w h e th e r 

### th e c l o c k o n th e dr e ss e r w as a c am e r a , I d . A ft e r th e m o th e r uns u c c e s s fu ll y att e mp t e d t o vi e w th e r e c o r d e d v i d eo o n th e n anny c am e r a , s h e w o k e h e r o l d e s t so n T . R . 6 an d i n s tru c t e d him t o t ak e th e c am e ra t o M s . L in ' s h o m e . I d . at 1 5 4 . 

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### hi s g u il ty p l e a, an d d e f e ns e c o un s e l s ub s e qu e ntl y fil e d a M o ti o n t o W i th dr aw as C o un s el o n Janu ary 5 , 2 0 1 6 . 

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### F e b ru ary 2 2 , 2 0 1 6 , th e C o urt gr ant ed Ap pe ll an t' s M o t i o n t o W i th draw P l e a o fGu i l ty . O n M ay 1 6 , 2 0 1 6 , Ap p e l l ant p r o c ee d ed t o tr i al be fo r e th i s C o urt o n a ll 

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### th at th i s C o urt c o ul d i mpo s e c o n s e c ut i v e s e nt e n c e s u po n a g u il ty v e r d ic t. N . T . 5 /1 6 /1 6 , p p . 1 8 - 1 9 . O n M ay 1 7 , 2 0 I 6 , fo ll o w i n g a tw o - d ay n o n - j ury tri a l , th i s C o urt fo un d Ap pe ll ant g u il ty o f Ra pe o f a C h il d , A g gr av at e d I n d e c e nt A s sau lt o f a C h i l d , tw o c o unt s o f

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ar e o f C h i l dre n , N . T . 3 / 1 7 /1 5 . p . 6 2 . W e fo un d Ap pe ll an t n o t g u il ty o f C o unt 3 , I nv o l unt ary D e v i at e S e xu a l I nt e rc o urs e w i th a C h il d . I d . D ur in g s e nt e n ci n g . thi s C o urt h ear d v i c t i m i mp a c t t e s t i m o ny fr o m th e v ic t i m s ' m o th e r . I d . a l 6 7 . W e a d d i t i o n a ll y h e ar d t e s t i m o ny fr o m th e Ap pe l l ant, wh o d i s c u s s e d h i s stru g g l e s wi th dru g an d s e x a d d ic t i o n an d a po l o g i z ed t o th e v i c t i m s . I d . at 7 4 � 7 7 . W e a d o p t ed an d c o n s i d e r ed th e fi n d i n g s o f a 

### p r e v i o us l y s ub m i tt e d ass e s s m e nt b y th e S e xu a l O ff e n d e rs Ass e s s m e nt B o ar d f ' S O A B ,, ) , wh ic h fo un d th at Ap pe ll ant m e t th e c ri t e r ia fo r c l as s i fi c ati o n as a s e xua ll y v i o l e nt p r e d at o r C ' S VP " ) . I d . at 6 3 � 6 4 , 8 1 . Ap pe ll ant w ai v e d h i s ri g h t t o an S V P h e ari n g . an d thi s C o urt fo un d that h e m e t th e c ri t e ri a t o 

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### § 9 7 9 9 e t � - N . T . 5 / 1 7 / 1 5 , p . 64 . W e a d d i ti o n a ll y c o n s i d e r e d a d o m e s ti c v i o l e n c e i nv e s ti g at i o n r e po rt an d h i s t o ry o f th e Ap p e ll an t I d . 

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### was " n o t o n e a c t o f th i s v i ct i m i zat i o n b ut rath e r th at th e c h il dr e n w e r e vi c ti m i z ed r e pe at e d l y o v e r a pe r i od o f y e ars . " W e c o n cl u d ed that anythi n g l e s s th an a l e n g thy s e nt e n c e w o u l d " d imini s h th e m a gn i t u d e o f th i s c ri m e . " W e s e nt e n ce d Ap p e ll ant t o an a ggr e g at e 2 1 4 an d - o n e - h al f t o 4 7 y e ar s ' i n c ar c e r at i o n . S pe c ifi c a ll y , o n C o unt 1 , R a pe o fa C h il d; w e s e nt e n c e d Ap pe ll an t t o 1 8 t o 4 0 y e ars ' i n c arc e rati o n ; o n C o unt 2 , A g grav at e d In d e c e nt As sau l t o fa C h il d , w e se nt e n c e d Ap pe ll ant t o fi v e t o t e n y e ar s ' i n c ar c e r at io n runn i n g c o n c urr e nt l y wi th C o unt I ; o n C o unt 

### S . C o rru p t io n o f M i n o rs , w e s e nt e n c e d Ap pe ll ant t o thr e e - an d - o n e - h a l ft o s e v e n y e ars ' i n c arc e rat i o n runni n g c o ns ec ut i v el y t o C o unt 2 an d c o n c urre n t l y w i th C o unt 1 ; O n C o un t 6 , E n d an g e r i n g th e W e l far e o f C h il dr e n , w e s e nt e n c e d Ap pe ll an t t o thre e - an d - o n e - h a l f t o s e v e n y e ar s ' i n c ar c e r ati o n runn i n g 9c o n s e c ut i v e l y t o C o unt 5 an d c o n c urr e nt l y w i th C o unt l ; O n C o unt s 7 , 8 an d 9 , w e s e nt e n c e d

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### 2 - 6 . W e a l s o h e ar d a d d it i o n a l t e s tim o ny fr o m th e Ap pe ll ant , w h o re i t e rat e d h i s s tru g g l e s w i th dru g a d d i c t io n . J d_ at 8 � 9 . W e s u b se qu e n t l y d e n i e d Ap pe ll an t' s M o t i o n . Ap pe ll ant d i d n o t fil e a d i re c t a ppe a l , O n Jun e 9 , 2 0 1 7 , Ap pe ll ant fil e d a " P e t i ti o n fo r R e dre s s o fG ri e v an c e P ro - S e . " W e a p po int e d c o un s el , an d Ap pe ll ant s u b s e qu e ntl y fil e d an Am e n d e d P e t i t io n p urs u ant t o th e P o st C o nv i c t i o n R e li e fA c t ( " P. C RA " ) , 4 2 P a . C . S . § 9 5 4 1 e t s e g o n D e c e mbe r 2 6 , 2 0 1 7 . O n J anuary 9 ; 2 0 1 8 , u po n a gre e m e nt o f th e part i e s , thi s C o urt g r ant ed Ap pe ll an t re li e f i n th e f o rm o fr ei ns t at i n g hi s r i gh t t o fil e a d i r e c t a p pe a l n u n c p ro 

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u l e 1 9 2 5 (b ) s t at e m e nt l a c k s th e re qu i s i t e s pe c ifi ci ty t o a p p ri s e th e 

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### b a s i s fo r h i s c l ai m s , h i s s u ffi c i e n c y c h a ll e n g e i s d e e m e d w a i v e d . H o w e v e r , e v e n if 

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e n s e s . Wh i l e th e C o mm o nw e a l th d i d , i n fa c t , p r e s e nt " D N A e vi d e n c e " t o c o rr o bo r at e th e v i c t i m s ' t es t i m o ny . th e p r o s e c ut i o n ' s r e m a i ni n g e vi d e n c e , s tan d i n g a l o n e , c o ns ti tut e d s u f

fi c i e n t e v i d e n c e t o c o nv ic t Ap pe ll ant o fe a c h c ri m e . G e n e ra ll y , th e t e s t fo r a c h a ll e n g e t o th e s u ffi ci e n c y o f th e e v i d e n c e i s wh e th er ... th e C o mm o nw e a l th e s tab l i s h e d be y o n d a r e a s o n a b l e d o ub t e a c h o f

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### 4 8 A . 3 d 4 2 6 � 4 3 0 ( P a. S u p e r . C t. 2 0 1 2 ) ( ci tat io n o m i tt e d ) , T h e e nti r e r e c o r d mu s t 

### be e v a l u at e d i n " a g gr e g at e an d n o t a s f ra g m e nt s i s o lat e d fro m th e t o tal i ty o fe v i d e n c e . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . R o sa d o , 6 8 4 A . 2 d 6 0 5 , 6 0 7 - 0 8 ( P a . S u pe r . C t. 1 9 9 6 ) ( 

### c i t ati o n o m i tt e d ) . Th e tr i e r o f fa c t bear s th e s o l e r e s po n s i b ili ty o f as s e ss i n g th e c r e d i b ili ty o f wi tn e ss e s an d w e i g h i n g th e e v i d e n c e at tr i a l , an d i s fr ee t o be l i e v e a ll , p art, o r n o n e o f th e e v i d e n c e o r t es ti m o ny p r e s e nt e d . I d . A m e r e c o n fli c t i n t e s ti m o ny d o es n o t re n d e r a v e r d i c t ins u ffi ci e nt. C o mm o nw e a lth v . A tw oo d , 6 0 I A. 2 d 2 7 7 , 2 8 8 ( P a . S u p e r . C t. 1 9 9 1 ) . 

### Wh o ll y c i r c um s tant i a l e v i d e n c e m ay b e u s e d t o s u s t a i n th e C o mm o nw e a lth ' s b ur d e n . 

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### 5 8 6 , 5 9 8 ( P a. S u pe r . C t 2 0 0 7 ) 

### ( c i t ati o n o mi tt e d ) . F i n al l y , th e s t an d ar d o fr e v i e w i s wh e th e r th e v e r d i c t is s o c o ntrary as t o " s h oc k o n e ' s s e n s e o f 

### 1 2j u s t i c e . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . S h a ff e r , 4 0 A. 3 d 1 2 5 0 , 1 2 5 3 ( P a . S u pe r . C t. 2 0 1 2 ) ( c i t at i o n o m i tt e d ) . A s an 

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p ti o n o f M i n o rs , an d E n d a n g e r i n g th e W el far e o f C h il dr e n d ur i n g cl o s i n g ar g um e nt at tri a l , N . T . 5 /1 7 / 1 5 , 

### p . 4 6 . Th e r e fo r e , r e g ar d i n g thi s C o urt ' s g u i l ty v e r d i c t o n th o s e s pe ci fi c c h ar g e s , Ap pe l l ant ' s s u ffi c i e n c y 

### cl a i m i s d e e m e d w a i v e d . S c hm i dt v . M artz , 

### 5 5 A. 2 d 5 8 8 , 5 8 9 ( P a . S u

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### anus , w i th s o m e pe n e trat i o n h o w e v e r s li g ht ; e m i s s i o n i s n o t 

### r e qu ir e d . " 1 8 

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th e g e n i t a l s o r anu s o f a c o mp l ai n ant [ th at i s l e ss th an l3 y e ars o f a g e ] wi th a p art o f th e pe rs o n ' s bo d y fo r an y p urpo s e o th e r th an g o o d 

### f ai th m e d ic al . hy g i e n i c o r l aw e n fo r c e m e n t p r o c e d

ur e s . " 1 8 P a. C . S . § 3 1 2 5 ( b ) . Ap p e ll an t ar g u e s th at th i s C o urt c o u l d n o t h av e fo un d hi m gu i l ty o f a n y o f th e c h ar g e s be cause th e C o mm o nw e a l th d i d n o t i ntr o d u c e D N A e v i d e n c e th at c o nn e c t e d h i m t o th e c ri m e s . Ap p e ll an t c o nv e n ie nt l y i g n o r e s th e s ci e nt i fi c e v i d e n c e g l e an e d fr o m th e P e nns y l v an i a S t at e P o l ic e C ri m e L a

b r e po rt T h e r e po rt i d e nt ifi e d Ap pe ll ant ' s s e m e n o n h i s r e d an d b l u e s tri pe d bo x e r s h o rts thr o u gh D N A c o mp ari s o n t e s t i n g . T h e r e po rt a d d i t i o n a ll y i d e nt ifi e d b l u e po l y e s t e r 

### d e b ri s o n N . R . ' s y e ll o w t - s hi rt th at w as v i s ual l y c o ns i s t e nt 

### w ith th e b l u e po l y e s t e r fi be rs o n Ap pe l l ant ' s bo x e r s h o rt s . Th e s e fi n d i n g s c o rr o b o rat e d N . R . an d S . R. ' s a c c o unts o f Ap pe ll an t' s 

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### p ro v i d e d s u ffi ci e nt e v i d e n c e 

### t o c o nv ic t Ap pe ll ant o f th e s e c ri m e s . 

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### th e fa c t - fi n d e r , i s s u ffi c i e nt t o s u p po rt a c o nv ic ti o n fo r a ll o fth e c h ar g e d s e xu al as sau l t c ri m e s . S e e g e n e r al l y C o n 1 m Q nw e a ll h v . 

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### p ro sec uti o ns un d e r th i s c h a p t e r " ) . E v e n s o , th e v i c t i m s ' a cc o unts w e r e c o rr o bo rat e d b y t e s t i m o ny fr o m th e i r m o th e r an d T . R . v i d eo an d au d i o r e c o rd i n g s fr o m th e n ann y c am e ra i n th e c h i l dre n ' s b e dro o m , N .R. ' s m e d i cal e x am i n at i o n re po rt , an d Ap p e ll an t' s o wn a c t i o n s an d s t at e m e nt s i n po li c e 

### c us t ody . Th e v i d eo an d au d i o re c o r d ed b y th e n anny c am e ra , D e t e c t i v e S tr o th e r ' s s u p p l e m e nt a l i nv e s t i g at i o n, an d th e m o th e r ' s d e s c ri p ti o n o f N . R .' s be d c o rr o bo rat e d th e vi c tim ' s t es ti m o ny r e g ar d in g th e be d ' s di s ti n c ti v e c r e aki n g n o i s e h e ar d d uri n g th e as s au lt s . F urth e r , t e n - y ear - o l d T . R . ' s t e s t i m o ny o f th e a s s aul t s h e 

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### c o mmi t a g ai ns t h i s s i s t e r s p r o v i d e d a d d i t i o n al 

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### i n j uri es fo un d i n N . R. t s v a g i n a l ar ea w e r e 

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j uri es li k e l y r e l at e d t o pe n e trat i o n . 1 4I n fi n d i n g Ap pe ll ant g u i lty o f R a p e o fa C h il d , A g g r av at e d I n d e c e n t A s sau l t o fa C h il d , I n d e c e n t A s s a u l t o f a C h il d , C o rru p t i o n o f M i n o r s , an d E n d an g e rin g th e W el f ar e o f C h i l dr e n , th i s C o urt fo un d th at th e C o mm o nw e a l th e s t ab li s h e d e a c h 

### e l e m e nt o f th e s e 

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b t. Thi s C o urt w ei gh e d a ll o f th e e v i d e n c e , e v a l u at e d th e c r e d i b i l i ty o fa ll wi tn e ss e s , an d c o n s i d e r e d a ll re as o n ab l e i n fe r e n c e s th at c o u l d be drawn fr o m th e tri a l r e c o r d . N o tw i th s t an d i n g Ap pe ll ant ' s c o nt e nt i o n t h e C o mm o nw e a l th p r e s e nt e d n o O N A e v i d e n c e d uri n g tri al , th e p r o se c ut i o n sat i s fi e d i t s b ur d e n an d p ro vi d e d s u ffi ci e nt e v i d e n c e t o c o nv i c t Ap pe ll ant o f 

### th e s e o ff e n s e s , Thu s , Ap pe ll an t' s s u ffi ci e n c y ar g um e nt f ai l s . 

### B . S e n t e n ci n g Ap pe l l ant ar g u e s th at th i s c o urt ab u se d i t s d i s c re t i o n an d i mp r o pe r l y i mp o s e d a m an i f e stl y e x c es s i v e s e nt e n c e . S pe ci fi c al l y , Ap pe l l ant ar g u e s th at w e f ai l e d t o c o n s i d e r th e fa c t th at h e w as n o t o n p r o b ati o n o r p ar o l e at th e t i m e o f th e i n s tan t o ff

e ns e , an d th at w e e rr e d in impo s in g c o ns e c ut i v e s e nt e n c e s . W e fi n d th at th i s C o urt i s s u e d a s e nt e n c e w e ll wi th in i ts d i sc re ti o n . " S e nt e n c i n g i s a m att e r v e s t e d in th e s o un d d i s c r e t i o n o f th e s e nt e n ci n g j u d g e , an d a s e nt e n c e 

### wi ll n o t be d i s t

ur be d o n a p pe a l a b s e nt a m an i fe s t a

b us e o f d i s c re t i o n . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . F u l) in . 8 9 2 

### A . 2 d 8 4 3 , 8 4 7 ( P a. S u p e r . C t. 2 0 0 6 ) ( c i t at i o n o m i tt ed ) . T o e s t a b l i s h an a b use o f d i s c r e t i o n , an a

p p e l l an t mu s t s h o w , 

### b y r e fe r e n c e t o th e re c o r d , " th at th e s e nt e n c i n g c o urt i g n o red o r m i s a p p li e d th e J aw ; e x e r ci s ed i ts j u d gm e nt fo r r eas o n s o f p art i a lity , p r e

j u d ic e , b i a s , o r ill w ill , o r arr i v e d at a m an i fe s t l y unre a s o n a b l e d e c i s i o n . " I d . Wh e n i mpo s i n g a s e nt e n c e , th e s e nt e n c i n g c o urt mu s t c o n s i d e r th e fo ll o w i n g fa ct o r s : ( 1 ) p r o t e c t i o n o fth e p ub l i c , { 2 ) 

### g rav ity o f o ff e n s e i n re l at i o n t o i mp a c t o n v ic t im an d 

### c o mmun i ty , ( 3 ) r e h ab ili t at i v e n e e d s o fth e d e f e n d ant . an d ( 4 ) se nt e n ci n g g u i d e l in e s . 4 2 P a . C . S . § 9 72 I (b ) . Th e s e nt e n c in g c o urt " h a s w i d e d i s c r e t i o n i n s e nt e n ci n g an d [ m ay ] , o n th e a p p ro p r i at e r e c o r d an d fo r 1 5

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p p ro p ri at e r e a s o n s , c o n s i d e r any le g a l fa c t o r i n i mp o s i n g a s e nt e n c e i n th e a g gr av at e d 

### ran g e . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . S t e w art , 8 6 7 A. 2 d 5 8 9 1 

### 5 9 3 ( P a . S u pe r . C t 

### 2 0 0 5 ) ( ci tati o n o m itt e d ) . " [ T j h e s e nt e n c i n g c o urt m ay d e vi at e fr o m th e g u i d el i n e s . . . t o f as h io n a s e nt e n c e wh i c h t ak es i nt o a c c o unt th e p r o t e c t i o n o fth e p u b li c , th e r e h ab ili tat i v e n e e d s o fth e d e fe n d ant , 

### an d th e grav i ty o f th e p art ic u l ar o ff

e n s e as i t re l at e s 

### t o th e i mp a c t o n th e li fe o f th e v ic ti m an d th e c o mmuni ty . . . . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . 

### W arr e n , 8 4 A. 3 d 10 9 2 , 1 0 9 7 ( P a . S u pe r . C t. 2 0 1 4 ) 

### ( c i t at i o n o m i tt e d ) . Wh e n s e n t e n c i n g a d e fe n d an t o uts i d e o f th e se nt e n ci n g g ui d e lin es , th e se n t e n c i n g 

### c o urt " must s t at e i t s r e as o n s fo r d e p art i n g fr o m th e g u i d e li n e s o n th e r e co r d . " I d . Th e s e nt e n c i n g c o urt ' s re as o n i n g mus t i n cl u d e " th e fa c t u a l b as i s an d s pe c ifi c reas o n s whi c h c o mpe l l e d [ d e v iat i o n ] fr o m th e g ui d e li n e r an g e . " C o mm o nw e a l th v . B o w e n , 

### 5 5 A. 3 d 1 2 5 4 t 1 2 6 4 (P a. S u

pe r . C t. 2 0 1 2 ) ( c i t at io n o mi tt e d ) . 

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### t o run se nt e n c e s c o n c urre ntl y o r c o n s e c ut i v e l y 

### t o o th e r s e n t e n ci n g 

### b e i n g i mpo s e d . C o mm o nw e a lth v . M o u :t .o n , 8 2 8 A . 2 d 1 1 2 6 , 1 13 0 - 1 1 3 1 (P a . S u pe r . C t. 2 00 3 ) . Th e i mpo s i t i o n o f 

### c o ns e c ut i v e rath e r th an c o n c urre nt s e nt e n c e s 

### w ill ra i se a s ub s tanti al qu e s t io n 

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u l y h ars h , c o n s i d e rin g th e n ature o f th e c ri m e s an d th e l e n g th o f i mp riso nm e nt. " C o mn 1 o m ,. · e a l th v . C a l dw e ll , 1 1 7 A . 3 d 7 6 3 , 7 6 9 ( P a . S u pe r . Ct . 2 0 1 5 ) ( ci t at i o n s o m i tt e d ) . 

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u e t o th e grav i ty o f th e o ff e n s e an d th e n e e d fo r c o mmun ity p r o t e c t i o n . A c c o r d i n g l y , w e i mp o s e d th e s e n t e n c e s r el at e d t o Ap pe ll ant ' s a s sau lt s a g a i n s t N . R . -C o unts 1 1 

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