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130.52 – Forcible touching

§ 130.52 Forcible touching.
A person is guilty of forcible touching when such person
intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose:

  1. forcibly touches the sexual or other intimate parts of another
    person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person, or for the
    purpose of gratifying the actor’s sexual desire; or
  2. subjects another person to sexual contact for the purpose of
    gratifying the actor’s sexual desire and with intent to degrade or abuse
    such other person while such other person is a passenger on a bus,
    train, or subway car operated by any transit agency, authority or
    company, public or private, whose operation is authorized by New York
    state or any of its political subdivisions.
    For the purposes of this section, forcible touching includes
    squeezing, grabbing or pinching.Forcible touching is a class A misdemeanor.
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