A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she
subjects another person to sexual contact without the latter's consent;
except that in any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative
defense that (a) such other person's lack of consent was due solely to
incapacity to consent by reason of being less than seventeen years old,
and (b) such other person was more than fourteen years old, and (c) the
defendant was less than five years older than such other person.
Sexual abuse in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
130.00 - Sex Offenses; Definitions of Terms.
130.05 - Sex Offenses; Lack of Consent.
130.10 - Sex Offenses; Limitation; Defenses.
130.16 - Sex Offenses; Corroboration.
130.25 - Rape in the Third Degree.
130.30 - Rape in the Second Degree.
130.35 - Rape in the First Degree.
130.40 - Criminal Sexual Act in the Third Degree.
130.45 - Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree.
130.50 - Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree.
130.53 - Persistent Sexual Abuse.
130.55 - Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree.
130.60 - Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
130.65 - Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
130.65-A - Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Fourth Degree.
130.66 - Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree.
130.67 - Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
130.70 - Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
130.75 - Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree.
130.80 - Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree.
130.85 - Female Genital Mutilation.
130.90 - Facilitating a Sex Offense With a Controlled Substance.
130.91 - Sexually Motivated Felony.