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Updated: 
February 2, 2024

163.427. Sexual abuse in the first degree

(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree when that person:
 

(a) Subjects another person to sexual contact and:
 

(A) The victim is less than 14 years of age;
 

(B) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; or
 

(C) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally incapacitated, physically helpless or incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct; or
 

(b) Intentionally causes a person under 18 years of age to touch or contact the mouth, anus or sex organs of an animal for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of a person.
 

(2) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony.