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N.Y. Penal Law § 260.11: Endangering the welfare of a child; corroboration

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
  4. Article 260. Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons

§ 260.11 Endangering the welfare of a child; corroboration.

A person shall not be convicted of endangering the welfare of a child,

or of an attempt to commit the same, upon the testimony of a victim who

is incapable of consent because of mental defect or mental incapacity as

to conduct that constitutes an offense or an attempt to commit an

offense referred to in section 130.16, without additional evidence

sufficient pursuant to section 130.16 to sustain a conviction of an

offense referred to in section 130.16, or of an attempt to commit the

same.

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