§ 130.65

Sexual abuse in the first degree

Class D felony Sex Crimes & Exploitation Art. 130 · Sex Offenses

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A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact:

1. By forcible compulsion; or

2. When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or

3. When the other person is less than eleven years old; or

4. When the other person is less than thirteen years old and the actor is twenty-one years old or older.

Sexual abuse in the first degree is a .

Simplified explanation

Sexual abuse in the first degree is subjecting another person to sexual contact by force, or when the person is physically helpless or very young; it is a class D felony.