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N.Y. Penal Law § 263.05: Use of a child in a sexual performance
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
- Article 263. Sexual Performance By a Child
§ 263.05 Use of a child in a sexual performance.
A person is guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance if
knowing the character and content thereof he employs, authorizes or
induces a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in a sexual
performance or being a parent, legal guardian or custodian of such
child, he consents to the participation by such child in a sexual
performance.
Use of a child in a sexual performance is a class C felony.
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