Penal Law § 130.66 · Article 130. Sex Offenses
Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree
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§ 130.66 Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree.
1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she inserts a foreign object or a finger in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person:
(a) By forcible compulsion; or
(b) When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless;
(c) When the other person is less than eleven years old; or
(d) When the other person is less than thirteen years old and the actor is eighteen years of age or older.
2. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person causing physical injury to such person and such person is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated.
3. Conduct performed for a valid medical purpose does not violate the provisions of this section.
Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree is a class D felony.
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