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16 U.S. states still criminalize adultery, with 5 treating it as a felony, though convictions are rare.
In the U.S., 16 states still have laws criminalizing marital infidelity, with five states—Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin—treating it as a felony punishable by up to three years in prison.
Most other states consider it a misdemeanor with lesser penalties.
Despite these laws, convictions are rare, with the last one occurring in Massachusetts in 1983.
New York recently repealed its adultery law after 117 years.
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16 estados de los EE.UU. todavía criminalizan el adulterio, con 5 tratándolo como un delito grave, aunque las condenas son raras.