Adds electronic transmission of non-consensual explicit images to the crime of public lewdness.
The bill amends the penal law to include the electronic transmission of an image depicting exposed private or intimate parts without the consent of the recipient as part of the crime of public lewdness. This addition aims to address non-consensual sharing of explicit images in public or private settings where the recipient can be observed. The act classifies this offense as a class B misdemeanor.
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