Frank J. Nebush, Jr., Public Defender, Utica (David A. Cooke of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Scott D. McNamara, District Attorney, Utica (Steven G. Cox of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from a judgment of the Oneida County Court (Barry M. Donalty, J.), rendered November 4, 2015. The judgment convicted defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon his plea of guilty of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.75 [1] [b]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the record establishes that his waiver of the right to appeal was knowing, intelligent and voluntary (see People v Bryant, 28 NY3d 1094, 1096 [2016]; People v Colon, 122 AD3d 1309, 1309 [4th Dept 2014], lv denied 25 NY3d 1200 [2015]), and the valid waiver of the right to appeal encompasses his challenge to the severity of the sentence (see People v Lopez, 6 NY3d 248, 255-256 [2006]). Present—Centra, J.P., Peradotto, Carni, Lindley and NeMoyer, JJ.