{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-130.65","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65","heading":"Sexual abuse in the first degree","body":"§ 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she\nsubjects another person to sexual contact:\n  1. By forcible compulsion; or\n  2. When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being\nphysically helpless; or\n  3. When the other person is less than eleven years old; or\n  4. When the other person is less than thirteen years old and the actor\nis twenty-one years old or older.\n  Sexual abuse in the first degree is a class D felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation","Article 130. Sex Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/130.65","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f15d8c5166f18b7ab975c2a893d1e6a0a4487cab7f39d0ce576e126fa246eabd","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-130.60","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-130.65-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}