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Sexual Assault, (2C:14-2b)

Sexual Assault, 2C:14-2

b. An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he commits an act of sexual contact with a victim who is less than 13 years old and the actor is at least four years older than the victim.

 c. An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he commits an act of sexual penetration with another person under any one of the following circumstances:

 (1) The actor uses physical force or coercion, but the victim does not sustain severe personal injury;

 (2) The victim is on probation or parole, or is detained in a hospital, prison or other institution and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary power over the victim by virtue of the actor’s legal, professional or occupational status;

 (3) The victim is at least 16 but less than 18 years old and:

 (a) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the third degree; or

 (b) The actor has supervisory or disciplinary power of any nature or in any capacity over the victim; or

 (c) The actor is a resource family parent, a guardian, or stands in loco parentis within the household;

 (4) The victim is at least 13 but less than 16 years old and the actor is at least four years older than the victim.

 Sexual assault is a crime of the second degree.

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