Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.069 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS — Sexual Offenses —CHILD MOLESTATION, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, AND SEXUAL ABUSE — Child molestation, third degree, penalty TEXT PDF 1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the third degree if he or she subjects a child who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact. 2. The offense of child molestation in the third degree is a class C felony, unless committed by the use of forcible compulsion, in which case it is a class B felony. § 566.069, RSMo Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.