New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact
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New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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New York Expands the Legal Definition of Rape to Include Many
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