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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
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Introduced   by  Sens.  SKELOS,  ALESI,  BONACIC,  DeFRANCISCO,  FARLEY,
  FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, HANNON, LANZA,  LAVALLE,  LEIBELL,  LITTLE,
  MARCELLINO,  MAZIARZ,  MORAHAN, SALAND, SEWARD, VOLKER, WINNER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to sexual assault against a
  child by a person in a position of trust

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of
the  penal  law, paragraph (b) as separately amended by chapters 764 and
765 of the laws of 2005 and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 7 of the
laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any  of  the
class  B  felonies  set  forth  in  paragraph (a); aggravated criminally
negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggravated manslaughter
in the second degree as defined in  section  125.21,  aggravated  sexual
abuse  in the second degree as defined in section 130.67, SEXUAL ASSAULT
AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST IN THE  FIRST  DEGREE
AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION 130.97, assault on a peace officer, police offi-
cer, fireman or emergency medical services professional  as  defined  in
section  120.08, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section
120.06, burglary in the second degree  as  defined  in  section  140.25,
robbery  in  the  second  degree  as defined in section 160.10, criminal
possession of a weapon in  the  second  degree  as  defined  in  section
265.03,  criminal  use  of  a firearm in the second degree as defined in
section 265.08, criminal sale of a  firearm  in  the  second  degree  as
defined  in section 265.12, criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a
minor as defined in section 265.14, soliciting or providing support  for
an  act  of  terrorism in the first degree as defined in section 490.15,
hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree  as  defined  in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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section  490.30, and criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biolog-
ical weapon in the third degree as defined in section 490.37.
  (d)  Class  E violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any of the
felonies of criminal possession of a  weapon  in  the  third  degree  as
defined  in subdivision five, six, seven or eight of section 265.02 as a
lesser included offense of that section as defined in section 220.20  of
the  criminal  procedure  law,  persistent  sexual  abuse  as defined in
section 130.53, aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree as  defined
in  section 130.65-a, falsely reporting an incident in the second degree
as defined in section 240.55 [and], placing a false  bomb  or  hazardous
substance  in the second degree as defined in section 240.61, AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST IN THE SECOND
DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.98.
  S 2. Section 130.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 14 to read as follows:
  14. "PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  CHARGED
WITH  ANY  DUTY  OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, WELFARE OR
SUPERVISION OF A CHILD, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR THROUGH ANOTHER  PERSON,
NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
  S  3.  The  penal  law is amended by adding three new sections 130.97,
130.98 and 130.99 to read as follows:
S 130.97 SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON  IN  A  POSITION  OF
           TRUST IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A
POSITION OF TRUST IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE  SUBJECTS  A  CHILD
LESS  THAN  ELEVEN YEARS OLD TO SEXUAL CONTACT AND WHEN SUCH PERSON IS A
PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CHILD.
  SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF  TRUST  IN
THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS C FELONY.
S 130.98 SEXUAL  ASSAULT  AGAINST  A  CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF
           TRUST IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN  A
POSITION  OF  TRUST IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE SUBJECTS A CHILD
LESS THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OLD TO SEXUAL CONTACT AND WHEN SUCH PERSON IS A
PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CHILD.
  SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF  TRUST  IN
THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 130.99 SEXUAL  ASSAULT  AGAINST  A  CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF
           TRUST IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN  A
POSITION  OF  TRUST  IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE SUBJECTS A CHILD
LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD TO SEXUAL CONTACT AND WHEN SUCH PERSON IS A
PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CHILD.
  SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A PERSON IN A POSITION OF  TRUST  IN
THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.