If the accused person is HIV positive or a serial offender, or a "person of authority" over the other partner, or if the "victim" is under 18, a conviction will result in the death penalty.
Under federal law, a conviction could carry a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Under German law, a conviction for illegal data-gathering carries a two-year prison sentence or a fine.
Under Spanish law, a conviction for large-scale tax evasion can result not only in a hefty fine but also jail sentencing for as long as six years.
Mr. Demjanjuk's son, however, said that under German law, a conviction is not official until appeals are completed, and that his father's death had the effect of "voiding" the Munich verdict.
Securing a conviction under the peculiar FCR process under which defendants are denied the right to lawyers is much easier, however.
A conviction under that charge can carry a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
Under current sentencing guidelines, a conviction would most likely bring a 15- to 21-month sentence.
But prosecutors needed to prove very little by way of concrete conduct to obtain a conviction under the law.
A lawyer for Mr. McNenney, Stephen Neal, said, "This is a conviction under an old, old New York law that's not used much for criminal purposes".
