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Aggravated sexual contact in New York Criminal Law

Current through 2026 New York legislative session

In New York criminal law, “Aggravated sexual contact” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.

What does “Aggravated sexual contact” mean in New York criminal law?

"Aggravated sexual contact" means inserting, other than for a valid medical purpose, a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of a child, thereby causing physical injury to such child. 12. (N.Y. Penal Law § 130.00)

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