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New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 130.20 Sexual misconduct

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A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when:

1.  He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person without such person's consent;  or

2. He or she engages in oral sexual conduct or anal sexual conduct with another person without such person's consent;  or

3. He or she engages in sexual conduct with an animal or a dead human body.

Sexual misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.

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