PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE (NYPL 130.53)

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is any sort of non-consensual sexual contact. When that force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. The offender is referred to as a sexual abuser or molester. Persistent sexual abuse. N. Y. Penal Law ยง 130.53 A person is guilty of persistent