Increases penalties for sexual performances by a child; raises age limit to 18 for existing crimes; creates new crimes for using, promoting, or.

New York A07396 amends the penal law to increase penalties for sexual performances involving children. It raises the age limit from 16 to 18 for existing crimes related to sexual performances by children. The bill introduces new crimes, including using a child in a sexual performance in the first degree, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree, and promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree. It also mandates consecutive sentencing for multiple convictions related to these crimes.

Increases penalties for sexual performances by a child; raises age limit to 18 for existing crimes; creates new crimes for using, promoting, or.

New York A07396 amends the penal law to increase penalties for sexual performances involving children. It raises the age limit from 16 to 18 for existing crimes related to sexual performances by children. The bill introduces new crimes, including using a child in a sexual performance in the first degree, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree, and promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree. It also mandates consecutive sentencing for multiple convictions related to these crimes.