Delito de abuso infantil en tercer grado

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que una persona mayor puede ser castigada si tiene contacto sexual con un menor que tiene entre 14 y 16 años. La persona mayor debe ser al menos cuatro años mayor que el menor y el menor no puede estar casado con ella.

Es como si un adulto que juega con niños en el parque cruza una línea y comienza a hacer cosas inapropiadas. Aunque el juego es divertido, hay reglas que deben seguirse para proteger a los niños.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos, un hombre de 20 años, tiene contacto inapropiado con Sofía, una chica de 15 años. Sofía no está casada con Carlos, y él tiene más de cuatro años de edad que ella. En este caso, Carlos podría ser acusado de abuso infantil en tercer grado.

Penalidades

El abuso infantil en tercer grado es un delito grave clasificado como un delito de clase C.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.44.089 - Child molestation in the third degree (1) A person is guilty of child molestation in the third degree when the person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual contact with another who is at least fourteen years old but less than sixteen years old and not married to the perpetrator and the perpetrator is at least forty-eight months older than the victim.(2) Child molestation in the third degree is a class C felony. RCW 9A.44.093 - Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree (1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree when: (a) The person has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with another person who is at least sixteen years old but less than eighteen years old and not married to the perpetrator, if the perpetrator is at least sixty months older than the victim, is in a significant relationship to the victim, and abuses a supervisory position within that relationship in order to engage in or cause another person under the age of eighteen to engage in sexual intercourse with the victim; (b) the person is a school employee who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with a registered student of the school who is at least sixteen years old and not married to the employee, if the employee is at least sixty months older than the student; or (c) the person is a foster parent who has, or knowingly causes another person under the age of eighteen to have, sexual intercourse with his or her foster child who is at least sixteen.(2) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree is a class C felony.(3) For the purposes of this section, "school employee" means an employee o