Criminal Sex Act

In New York, only sexual intercourse between a man and a woman is considered Rape.  For other sex acts, between any gender combination, you could be charged with the crime of Criminal [...]

A person is charged with Criminal Sex Act in the Third Degree when: Anal or oral sexual conduct occurs between 2 people and the contact with the person that is not able [...]

In addition to a felony criminal record, if you are convicted of or plead guilty to Criminal Sex Act in the Third Degree, you face the following penalties: Up to 4 years [...]

In New York, felonies are broken down into 6 categories: A-I, A-II, B, C, D, and E.  The A-I and A-II charges being the most serious and a class E felony being [...]

A person is charged with Criminal Sex Act in the Second Degree when: Anal or oral sexual conduct occurs between 2 people, one who is over 18 years old and one who [...]

In addition to a felony criminal record, if you are convicted of or plead guilty to Criminal Sex Act in the Third Degree, you face the following penalties: Up to 7 years [...]

If you are involved in a consensual sexual relationship, the answer would be no.  The law recognizes an affirmative defense for someone that is less than four years older than the other [...]

A person will be charged with Criminal Sex Act in the First Degree when oral or anal sexual conduct occurs:  by forcible compulsion. when a person is physically helpless. when a person [...]

Up to 25 years in State Prison. Between 5 and 20 years of Post-Release Supervision. Up to $5000 in fines. Registration as a Sex Offender. Order to provide a DNA sample. $1425 [...]

Jail typically refers to a local period of incarceration at a County Correctional Facility.  The maximum sentence to a County Jail is for a period of 1 year per charge, with a [...]