Judgment affirmed.
In a one count indictment, the defendant was charged with the crime of rape in the first degree. The decision to prosecute him for this crime (Penal Law, § 130.35) rather than for sexual misconduct (Penal Law, § 130.20) did not deny the defendant equal protection of the law (see People v Vicaretti,
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