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CRIMINAL CODE

 Chapter 948

 

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

 

948.02 Sexual assault of a child.
948.02(1)

(1) First degree sexual assault.

Whoever has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 13 years is guilty of a Class B felony.

 

948.02(2)

(2) Second degree sexual assault.

Whoever has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 16 years is guilty of a Class C felony

 

948.05 Sexual exploitation of a child.

948.05(1)

(1) Whoever does any of the following with knowledge of the character and content of the sexually explicit conduct involving the child is guilty of a Class F felony:

948.05(1)(a)

(a) Employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of recording or displaying in any way the conduct

 

948.05(1)(b)

(b) Records or displays in any way a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct

 

948.05(1m)

(1m) Whoever produces, performs in, profits from, promotes, imports into the state, reproduces, advertises, sells, distributes, or possesses with intent to sell or distribute, any recording of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct is guilty of a Class F felony if the person knows the character and content of the sexually explicit conduct involving the child and if the person knows or reasonably should know that the child engaging in the sexually explicit conduct has not attained the age of 18 years.

 

948.05(2)

(2) A person responsible for a child's welfare who knowingly permits, allows or encourages the child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for a purpose proscribed in sub. (1) (a) or (b) or(1m) is guilty of a Class F felony

 

948.06

948.06 Incest with a child.

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:


948.06(1)
(1) Marries or has sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a child he or she knows is related, either by blood or adoption, and the child is related in a degree of kinship closer than 2nd cousin; or


948.06(2)

(2) Is a person responsible for the child's welfare and:


948.06(2)(a)
(a) Has knowledge that another person related to the child by blood or adoption in a degree of kinship closer than 2nd cousin has had or intends to have

sexual intercourse or sexual contact with the child;


948.06(2)(b)
(b)
Is physically and emotionally capable of taking action that will prevent the intercourse or contact from occurring or being repeated;


948.06(2)(c)
(c) Fails to take that action; and


948.06(2)(d)
(d) The failure to act exposes the child to an unreasonable risk that intercourse or contact may occur between the child and the other person or facilitates the intercourse or contact that does occur between the child and the other person.

 

948.07

948.07 Child enticement.

Whoever, with intent to commit any of the following acts, causes or attempts to cause any child who has not attained the age of 18 years to go into any vehicle, building, room or secluded place is guilty of a Class D felony:

 

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948.07(1)

(1) Having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with the child in violation of

 

 948.07(2)
(2) Causing the child to engage in prostitution.

948.07(3)
(3) Exposing a sex organ to the child or causing the child to expose a sex organ in violation.

 

948.07(4)
(4) Recording the child engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

 

948.07(5)
(5) Causing bodily or mental harm to the child.

 

948.07(6)
(6) Giving or selling to the child a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of.

 

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CHAPTER  940

940.225 SEXUAL ASSUALT

 

940.225(1)

(1) First degree sexual assault.

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class B felony


940.225(1)(a)

(a) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person and causes pregnancy or great bodily harm to that person.

940.225(1)(b)

(b) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person by use or threat of use of a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon

 

940.225(1)(c)

(c) Is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person by use or threat of force or violence.

 

940.225(2)

(2) Second degree sexual assault. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony:

 

940.225(2)(a)

(a) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person by use or threat of force or violence.

 

940.225(2)(b)

(b) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent of that person and causes injury, illness, disease or impairment of a sexual or reproductive organ, or mental anguish requiring psychiatric care for the victim

 

940.225(2)(c)

(c) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who suffers from a mental illness or deficiency which renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of appraising the person's conduct, and the defendant knows of such condition.

 

940.225(2)(cm)

(cm) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who is under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which renders that person incapable of appraising the person's conduct, and the defendant knows of such condition.

 

940.225(2)(d)

(d) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who the defendant knows is unconscious.

 

940.225(2)(f)

(f) Is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without the consent of that person

 

940.225(2)(g)

(g) Is an employee of a facility or program s. 940.295 (2) (b), (c),(h),(k) and has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who is a patient or resident of the facility or program.

 

940.225(2)(h)

(h) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with an individual who is confined in a correctional institution if the actor is a correctional staff member. This paragraph does not apply if the individual with whom the actor has sexual contact or sexual intercourse is subject to prosecution for the sexual contact or sexual intercourse under this section

 

940.225(2)(i)

(i) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with an individual who is on probation, parole, or extended supervision if the actor is a probation, parole, or extended supervision agent who supervises the individual, either directly or through a subordinate, in his or her capacity as a probation, parole, or extended supervision agent or who has influenced or has attempted to influence another probation, parole, or extended supervision agent's supervision of the individual. This paragraph does not apply if the individual with whom the actor has sexual contact or sexual intercourse is subject to prosecution for the sexual contact or sexual intercourse under this section.

 

940.225(3)

(3) Third degree sexual assault. Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person without the consent of that person is guilty of a Class G felony. Whoever has sexual contact in the manner described in sub. (5) (b) 2. with a person without the consent of that person is guilty of a Class G felony.

 

940.225(3m)

(3m) Fourth degree sexual assault. Except as provided sub. (3), whoever has sexual contact with a person without the consent of that person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

 

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CHAPTER 939

939.74 Time limitations on prosecutions

 

939.74(2)(a)

(a) A prosecution under s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05 may be commenced at any time.

 

939.74(2)(am)

(am) A prosecution under s. 940.06 may be commenced within 15 years after the commission of the violation

 

939.74(2)(c)

(c) A prosecution for violation s. 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.06, 948.07 (1), (2), (3), or (4), 948.075, 948.08, or 948.095 shall be commenced before the victim reaches the age of 45 years or be barred, except as provided in sub. (2d) (c).

 

939.74(2)(cm)

(cm) A prosecution for violation of s. 948.03 (2) (b) or (c), (3) or (4), 948.04 or 948.07 (5) or (6) shall be commenced before the victim reaches the age of 26 years or be barred.


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