Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
By failing to object when the 10-year-old witness was sworn, defendant failed to preserve for review the issue of the witness's competency to testify (see, People v Johnson, 185 N.Y. 219, 228). In view of the strength of the People's case, we decline to reach the issue in the interest of justice (cf., People v Ranum,
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