While there is no dispute that the 11-year-old appellant inappropriately touched the 12-year-old complainant without her permission in a crowded school auditorium and that his behavior is deeply offensive, the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was acting for the purpose of obtaining "sexual gratification" as required under the Penal Law (see Penal Law § 130.00 [3]; see also Matter of Keenan O.,
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