MISSOURI SEXUAL OFFENSES

Sex Crimes where the Victims are Minors

Statutory Rape / Child Molestation

• 566.032 Statutory Rape, First Degree Any person has sexual intercourse with any person under 14 years old. (Felony punishable 5 years to life).
• 566.062 Statutory Sodomy, First Degree Any person has deviate sexual intercourse with any person under 14 years old. (Felony punishable 5 years to life)
• 566.034 Statutory Rape, Second Degree Any person 21+ has sexual intercourse with any person under 17 years old. (Class C Felony)
• 566.064 Statutory Sodomy, Second Degree Any person 21+ has deviate sexual intercourse with any person under 17 years old. (Class C Felony)
• 566.067 Child Molestation, First Degree Any person has sexual contact with a person under 14 years of age. (Class B Felony)
• 566.068 Child Molestation, Second Degree Any person has sexual contact with a person under 17 years of age. (Class A Misdemeanor)
• 566.083 Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child Any person who lewdly for sexual gratification exposes his genitals to a person under 14, or causes a person under 14 to expose his genitals. (Class D Felony)
• Affirmative Defense -- Reasonable Mistake as to Age of Victim No defense for reasonable mistake as to age where victim is 13 or younger; but, if victim is under 17, reasonable mistake as to age is a defense.

Other Missouri State Statutes

• Effects of a Drunk Driving Charge on Driver's License

• Statutory Rape Limitations

• Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

• Expungement

 

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