NEW YORK : Rape/Molestation Statutes of Limitation
A person is guilty of criminal sexual act in the first, second and third degrees when he or she engages in oral sexual conduct or anal sexual conduct with another person:
1. By force, or;
2. Who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or
3. Who is under eighteen.
All criminal sexual acts are felonies.
A person is guilty of rape in the first, second, or third degrees when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person:
1. without such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than incapacity to consent.
2. who is under the age of seventeen
3. who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years old;
All acts of rape are felonies.
The statute of limitations for felonies in New York is 5 years from the commission of the act.
Bob rapes Jane, who is 18 years old. Although she is unsure if she should tell someone, Jane needs to report the crime as soon as possible, as the statute of limitations for Bob's prosecution is five years.
If the victim of a felony is a minor, they are allowed 5 years after they reach the age of majority (18).
Bob rapes 14-year-old Jane. From the date of her 18th birthday, she has 5 years in which Bob can be prosecuted for his crime.
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