ASSEMBLY BILL A101

Frequently ASKED QUESTIONS

Will passing A101 criminalize all drunk sex?

NO. We assure you this bill only targets one type of drunk sex - the type where the victim is as drunk as is the limit before needing acute medical assistance. And the type where a predator sees the victim is in this state and recognizing they are so out of it they won’t likely put up a fight or remember. To be clear - that is rape. Any time someone has sex without someone who can’t consent - that is rape and in New York we’re about to recognize that along with the other 27 that understand the harm done by this scenario.

Will passing A101 open the floodgates to incarceration and wrongful conviction of black and brown boys?

NO. Take a look a below and reach out with questions. The chart shows Innocence project data on Sex Crimes across states like New York who closed the Voluntary Intoxication Exclusion as well as our own state’s stats. We take avoiding wrongful conviction very seriously and the data shows floodgates DO NOT open when bills like A101 pass.