The motion court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment as time-barred. The applicable five-year statute of limitations was tolled pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 30.10 (4) (a) (ii) because defendant's identity and whereabouts were unknown following the attack and were unascertainable by the exercise of reasonable diligence (see People v Seda,
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