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5 AUG 2026 · UPDATED 20 AUG 2026 · 1 MIN READ · BY TODD A. SPODEK
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NY Penal Law § 130.96: Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child.

Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child in New York This is described in New York Penal Code § 130.96 as a criminal offense that involves committing one of these crimes: criminal sexual act in the...

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This is described in New York Penal Code § 130.96 as a criminal offense that involves committing one of these crimes:

  1. criminal sexual act in the first degree,
  2. rape in the first degree,
  3. aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, or
  4. course of sexual conduct against a child who is younger than 13 years old, and you are at least 18 years old.

As predatory sexual assault against a child is one of the most egregious sex crimes, it is one of the only two sex crime that are grouped with the class A-II felonies.

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