ORS § 163.427 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — OFFENSES AGAINST PERSONS —SEXUAL OFFENSES — 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.

ORS 163.427

Amended by 2021 Ch. 82,§ 7, eff. 5/21/2021.
1991 c.830 §3; 1995 c.657 §12; 1995 c.671 §10

163.427 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 163 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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