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N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65-a: Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation
  4. Article 130. Sex Offenses

§ 130.65-a Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree.

1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree

when:

(a) He or she inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis,

rectum or anus of another person and the other person is incapable of

consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen

years old; or

(b) He or she inserts a finger in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum

or anus of another person causing physical injury to such person and

such person is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than

being less than seventeen years old.

2. Conduct performed for a valid medical purpose does not violate the

provisions of this section.

Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree is a class E felony.

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