New York Penal Law Section 130.52 - Forcible touching.

130.52 Forcible touching.
A   person   is   guilty   of   forcible  touching  when  such  person
  intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose:
1. forcibly touches the sexual or  other  intimate  parts  of  another
  person  for  the purpose of degrading or abusing such person, or for the
  purpose of gratifying the actor's sexual desire; or
2. subjects another person  to  sexual  contact  for  the  purpose  of
  gratifying the actor's sexual desire and with intent to degrade or abuse
  such  other  person  while  such  other  person is a passenger on a bus,
  train, or subway car  operated  by  any  transit  agency,  authority  or
  company,  public  or  private, whose operation is authorized by New York
  state or any of its political subdivisions.
For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  forcible   touching   includes
  squeezing, grabbing or pinching.
Forcible touching is a class A misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 3, 2019