Sexual Crimes
OBJECT SEXUAL PENETRATION
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
SEXUAL BATTERY
Sexual Crimes
- ELEMENTS:
- Firstly, A person must sexually abuse another person; and
- Sexual abuse is when a person intends to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify and does the following:
- Touches the complainant’s genitalia, anus, groin, breast, or buttocks or the clothing or material directly covering such intimate parts
- Forces the complainant to touch the person’s, another person’s, or the complainant’s own, or another person’s genitalia, anus, groin, breast, or buttocks or the clothing or material directly covering such intimate parts
- If the complainant is under the age of 13, the person causes or assists the complainant to touch the person’s, the complainant’s own, or another person’s genitalia, anus, groin, breast, or buttocks or the clothing or material directly covering such intimate parts; or
- The person forces another person to touch the complainant’s genitalia, anus, groin, breast, or buttocks or the clothing or material directly covering such intimate parts.
- Sexual abuse is when a person intends to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify and does the following:
- In short, It must be against the complainant’s will; and
- It must have been completed by force, threat or intimidation, or ruse.
- Firstly, A person must sexually abuse another person; and
Simple Sexual Battery is Class 1 misdemeanor and a person convicted of simple assault and battery can receive the following:
- Up to twelve (12) months in jail; AND/OR
- Up to a $2,500 fine.
VIRGINIA CODE: http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter4/section18.2-67.4/
