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N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65 — Sexual abuse in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65 — Sexual abuse in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree.
A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact:
1. By forcible compulsion; or
2. When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or
3. When the other person is less than eleven years old; or
4. When the other person is less than thirteen years old and the actor is twenty-one years old or older.
Sexual abuse in the first degree is a class D felony.