[14] Because the jury found Trump had committed the greater offense of sexual abuse, it was not required to issue a separate finding on forcible touching.
[16][17] He pled guilty that September in Kings County Criminal Court in Brooklyn to forcible touching-intimate parts, and harassment in the second degree-physical contact, of a young woman.
[18] In December 2024, Lee also pled guilty in regard to a second incident, to forcible touching-intimate parts and to sexual abuse in the third degree, in this instance in Nassau County District Court in New York.
[23] In People v. Sene, 66 AD3d 427, 427-28 (1st Dept 2009), the court concluded that "under general societal norms, the neck qualifies as an intimate part because it is sufficiently personal or private that it would not be touched in the absence of a close relationship between the parties.
Moreover, since 'intimacy is a function of behavior and not merely anatomy,' the manner and circumstances of the touching should also be considered...."[24] The New York Times noted in 2021 that the offense was often charged "in cases involving unwanted sexual advances in public places, and often difficult to prosecute.