KINGSTON – The Appellate Division, Third Department has affirmed the Ulster County Court’s order of July 9, 2016 that denied Chad Olson’s motion to vacate his conviction of sex crimes.
Olson was found guilty of course of sexual conduct against a child, sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, committed against two children.
Following his 2013 conviction, Olson was sentenced by Ulster County Court Judge Donald Williams to 14 years in state prison followed by 10 years of post-release supervision.
Olson appealed and in 2015, his judgment of conviction was upheld by the Appellate Division, Third Department of State Supreme Court.
Olson then filed a motion seeking to set aside his conviction on grounds that his trial counsel was ineffective because he did not produce a qualified expert witness. But at the hearing after Olson’s appeal was denied, his lawyer said he did have another forensic psychologist testify and that he was fully knowledgeable in the area of child sexual abuse.
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