{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "130.65", "citation": "Penal Law § 130.65", "heading": "Sexual abuse in the first degree", "text": ["§ 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."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/130.65", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree sexual abuse by **subjecting another person to sexual contact**:\n- **(1)** by forcible compulsion;\n- **(2)** when the person is physically helpless;\n- **(3)** when the person is **under 11**; or\n- **(4)** when the person is **under 13 and the actor is 21 or older**. ★\nIt is a **class D felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/130.65", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}