Under New York law, which scenario qualifies as Kidnapping 2?

• A. Abducting someone for 12+ hours with the intent to rape or injure
• B. Abducting someone
• C. Abducting someone for ransom
• D. Abducting someone for no stated purpose

Answer: (B)

In New York, kidnapping in the second degree is satisfied by abducting another person—the act of taking or restraining someone with the intent to carry them to another location or to hold them. The essential element is the act of abduction itself, not a particular motive or additional crime attached to it. Because the scenario involves abducting someone without specifying an aggravating purpose, it fits the basic, second-degree charge. The other options describe abducting with specified purposes (like ransom or harming the victim) or extra circumstances that would typically push the offense to a higher-degree kidnapping or another crime, rather than the basic second-degree offense.