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PEOPLE v. RODRIGUEZ

19 Misc.3d 830 (2008)

860 N.Y.S.2d 859

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. ISAIAH RODRIGUEZ, Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, Kings County.

April 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society (Steven Banks and Emily S. Kane of counsel), for defendant.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney (Darren Albanese of counsel), for plaintiff.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MICHAEL GERSTEIN, J.

The question in this case is whether an 18-year-old defendant who, perhaps inartfully, expresses his love for the 14-year-old complainant—in person and through the social networking Web site MySpace—can be charged with aggravated harassment when his love goes unrequited. We hold that unrequited teenage love is not a crime, and is not elevated to a crime by the disapproval, and even annoyance, of the...

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