Delitos de libertades indecentes en el estado de Washington

Explicación Simple

Las libertades indecentes son cuando alguien obliga a otra persona a tener contacto sexual sin su consentimiento. Esto puede suceder cuando la persona es vulnerable o incapaz de decir que no. Es un delito muy serio.

Es como cuando alguien usa su fuerza para tomar el balón en un juego de fútbol, sin importar si el otro jugador quiere o no dejarlo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan trabaja como cuidador en una residencia para ancianos. Un día, aprovecha que doña Rosa, una anciana vulnerable, está sola y la toca de manera inapropiada. Esto es un caso de libertades indecentes porque Juan tiene autoridad sobre ella y no le pidió permiso.

Penalidades

Las libertades indecentes son un delito de clase B, y si se cometen por fuerza, son un delito de clase A.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.44.100 - Indecent liberties (1) A person is guilty of indecent liberties when he or she knowingly causes another person who is not his or her spouse to have sexual contact with him or her or another:(a) By forcible compulsion;(b) When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;(c) When the victim is a person with a developmental disability and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who:(i) Has supervisory authority over the victim; or(ii) Was providing transportation, within the course of his or her employment, to the victim at the time of the offense;(d) When the perpetrator is a health care provider, the victim is a client or patient, and the sexual contact occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the client or patient consented to the sexual contact with the knowledge that the sexual contact was not for the purpose of treatment;(e) When the victim is a resident of a facility for persons with a mental disorder or chemical dependency and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and has supervisory authority over the victim; or(f) When the victim is a frail elder or vulnerable adult and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who:(i) Has a significant relationship with the victim; or(ii) Was providing transportation, within the course of his or her employment, to the victim at the time of the offense.(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, indecent liberties is a class B felony.(b) Indecent liberties by forcible compulsion is a class A felony.