The then-13-year-old complainant testified that the then-13-year-old appellant made rude sexual comments and gave her a quick slap on her buttocks in a classroom in which other students and their teacher were all present. Even if fully credited, this evidence was legally insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant performed this highly offensive behavior "for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire" (Penal Law § 130.00 [3]; see Matter of Shamar...
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