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January 30, 2024

NY expands legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact

ALBANY — New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on

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