Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
County Court erred in restricting defense counsel's cross-examination of a police officer with regard to a sexual harassment complaint filed against that officer by defendant's wife. Defendant was entitled to show the officer's hostility or bias toward him and the restriction of his cross-examination of the officer deprived defendant of his right of confrontation (see, People v Vigliotti,
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