Amendment to Penal Law (Prohibits Consensual Sexual Relations with Clergyman)

Brief Description

Amendment No. 122 to the Penal Law 5737-1977, added Section 347B to the Law, which prohibits consensual sexual relations between a clergyman and a person above the age of 18 who sought counsel from the clergyman, when the consent was obtained through the exploitation of the individual's mental dependence upon the clergyman.