Consecuencias Legales por Abuso Infantil en Nevada

Explicación Simple

Si alguien lastima a un niño de forma grave, puede ir a la cárcel. Si ya ha hecho esto antes, puede recibir una pena aún más larga.

Es como si un entrenador dejara que un jugador se lastime gravemente sin intervenir. Si el jugador se lastima mucho, el entrenador enfrentará serias consecuencias por no protegerlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un padre, sabe que su hijo de 10 años está sufriendo abuso en la escuela y no hace nada al respecto. Si el niño sufre daños importantes, Juan podría ser arrestado y enfrentar años en prisión por no proteger a su hijo.

Penalidades

Las penas van de 1 a 15 años de prisión, dependiendo de si hay antecedentes de abuso y la gravedad del daño al niño.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

e state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served; or (2) In all other such cases to which subparagraph (1) does not apply, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years; or (b) If substantial bodily or mental harm does not result to the child: (1) If the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or (2) If the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided inNRS 193.130, Êunless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for an act or omission that brings about the abuse or neglect. 3.  A person does not commit a violation of subsection 1 or 2 by virtue of the sole fact that the person delivers or allows the delivery of a child to a provider of emergency services pursuant toNRS 432B.630. 4.  As used in this section: (a) “Abuse or neglect” means physical or mental injury of a nonaccidental nature, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 y