§ 263.05 Use of a child in a sexual performance.\n A person is guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance if\nknowing the character and content thereof he employs, authorizes or\ninduces a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in a sexual\nperformance or being a parent, legal guardian or custodian of such\nchild, he consents to the participation by such child in a sexual\nperformance.\n Use of a child in a sexual performance is a class C felony.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 263.05
Use of a child in a sexual performance
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. T. Brennan (2025)
Most recently applied in State v. T. Brennan (March 2025)
2014-09-22
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