A.R.S. § 13-1404: Sexual Abuse Classification
Sexual abuse; classification
What is sexual abuse under Arizona law?
In Arizona, a person commits sexual abuse by intentionally or knowingly having sexual contact without consent with someone fifteen or older, or sexual contact involving only the female breast with someone under fifteen; consent is not a defense if the victim is fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen and the defendant was in a position of trust; and the crime is a class 5 felony, or a class 3 felony if the victim is under fifteen.
Full statute text
Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
13-1404. Sexual abuse; classification
A. A person commits sexual abuse by intentionally or knowingly engaging in sexual contact with any person who is fifteen or more years of age without consent of that person or with any person who is under fifteen years of age if the sexual contact involves only the female breast.
B. It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the other person consented if the other person was fifteen, sixteen or seventeen years of age and the defendant was in a position of trust.
C. Sexual abuse is a class 5 felony unless the victim is under fifteen years of age in which case sexual abuse is a class 3 felony punishable pursuant to section 13-705.
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