In Matter of Karlin v. McMahon (96 NY2d 842 [2001]), the Court of Appeals afforded victims of sexual crimes the same protection. Petitioner, convicted of a sexual offense, sought documents which pertained to his arrest. The Court of Appeals stated that: "Insofar as the requested records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to State statute. . . the police are not obligated to provide the records even though redaction might remove all details which 'tend to identify the victim.'" (Matter of Karlin v. McMahon, 96 NY2d at 843)