
03/05/2024
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month and lawmakers are taking time to address some of New York’s questionable laws surrounding s*x crimes with the help of organizations aimed at supporting survivors.
Sen. Nathalia Fernandez and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, both Bronx Democrats, have sponsored legislation (S.4555B/A.1065) that would close this gap. The bill would make it so that a survivor’s intoxication status could not be used in the defense of a s*x crime case.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month and lawmakers are taking time to address some of New York's questionable laws surrounding s*x crimes with the help of organizations aimed at supporting survivors. Under current New York law, a person who becomes voluntarily intoxicated and is