Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court providently exercised its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for separate trials on the respective incidents charged in the indictment. The charges were joinable because they were defined by the same or similar statutory provisions and, as a consequence, were the same or similar as a matter of law (see, CPL 200.20 [2] [c]; People v Jenkins,
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