Del. Code 11, § 1353 : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — Specific Offenses — Offenses Against Public Health, Order And Decency — Promoting prostitution in the first degree; class C felony Date: 2 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399 A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree when the person knowingly: (1) Advances prostitution by compelling a person by force or intimidation to engage in prostitution or profits from such coercive conduct by another; or (2) Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than 16 years old. Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class C felony. Del. C. § 1353 11 Del. C. 1953, § 1353; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 61 Del. Laws, c. 33, § 3; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;