Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
County Court erred in failing to conduct an inquiry of a juror who disclosed during deliberations that she "was almost raped once myself". Because defendant was being tried for a sexual assault that included a charge of rape in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.35), the court was required to make a "probing and tactful inquiry" of the juror "in camera in the presence of the attorneys...
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