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PA Sexual Offenses Scenario, Example, Questions

__3124.1 **Sexual Assault**__ __Summary-__ A person who has sex with another person without their consent __Grade-__ Sexual Assault: F2 __Punishment__ Sexual Assault: Level 5 state prison 36-120 months

__3127 **Indecent Assault**__

__Summary-__ Indecent Exposure: Being nude in public and showing others your “private areas.” __Grade-__ Indecent Exposure: M1-person is 16 or younger. M2- person is 16 or older. __Punishment-__ Indecent exposure: may have to register as a sex offender 6 months in jail.

__3121 **Rape**__

__Summary__- A person commits a felony of the first degree when the person engages in sexual intercourse with a complainant: 1. by threat of forcible compulsion that prevents resistance. 2. by forcible compulsion. 3. who is unconscious or where the person knows that the complainant is unaware that sexual intercourse is occuring. 4. where the person has substantially impaired the complainant's power to appraise or control his or her conduct with out the knowledge of the complainant. 5. who suffers from a mental disability, which renders the complainant incapable of consent.

__Grade__- F1 20 years of imprisonment along with a $25,000 fine person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 40 years person will be sentenced up to a maximum term of life imprisonment.
 * Rape of a child(less than 13)**
 * Rape of a child with serious bodily injury(less than 13)**

__3124.2 **Institutional Sexual Assault**__

__Summary__- A person who is an employee or agent of a state or county agency commits a felony of the third degree when that person engages in sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or indecent contact with an inmate, detainee, patient or resident __Grade__- F3 15 years of imprisonment along with a $15,000 fine

__3125. **Aggravated Indecent Assault**__

__Summary__- A person that engages in penetration other than good faith. If the victim is unaware of what is happening. If the victum does not give consent. If the victim is being threatened and cannot resist. If the victim is impaired and cannot resist. If the victim i less than 13 years old. If the victim is less than 16 and the person is 4 or more years older. __Grade__- F2,F1(Child)__Range of Punishment__- 10 years of prison and up to a 25,000 fine; 20 years in prison and up to a 25,000 fineCounty/State incarceration

__3126. **Indecent Assault**__

__Summary__- If a person causes the victim to have indecent sexual intercourse or intentionally causes the victim to come in contact w/ seminal fluid, urine or feces for the purpose of sexual desire. If the victim is unaware of what is happening. If the victum does not give consent. If the victim is being threatened and cannot resist. If the victim is impaired and cannot resist. If the victim i less than 13 years old. If the victim is less than 16 and the person is 4 or more years older. __Grade__- M2, M1 (Child)__Range of Punishment__- 2 years in prison and up to a 5,000 fine; 5 years in prison and up to a 10,000 fineRS/ County Incarceration __3122.1 **Statutory Sexual Assault**__

__Summary__- If a legal adult (someone over 18 years of age) has sex with another person under the age of 16 there may not be more than a four-year difference in their age or the legal adult is subject to a second-degree felony. __Grade__- F2- Second degree felony __Range__- Nine to Sixteen months in a state or county incarceration facility with the option of boot camp.

__3123 **Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse**__

__Summary__- A) A person commits a first degree felony when they have abnormal sex with another person: 1) That was forced; 2) That was threatened in a way that would stop a rational person from resisting; 3) That is unaware of his/her environment and/or unconscious; 4) That is in some way impaired by drugs or other means of preventing resistance; 5) Who suffers from a mental disability and/or is incapable of consent; 6) Who is less that thirteen years old; 7) Who would fall under the category of statutory sexual assault at the time of the crime. B) If you have abnormal sex with a child (under thirteen). C) If you have abnormal sex with a child (under thirteen) that is seriously injured. __Grade__- F1- First degree Felony __Range__- Seventy-two to Ninety months in a state incarceration facility.

__Megan's Law__ Megan's law was legislation introduced with the intent of identifying sex offenders who meet the legal definition of a sexually violent predator. The Megan's law legeslation also created a sex offender registry with the Pennsylvania State Police in which a sex offender's information is stored to be called upon later. This action is taken to notify communities when sexually violent predators move into or are currently part of their neighborhoods. Any offenders that are convicted in jurisdictions outside the Commonwealth of an equivalent offense listed under the 10-year registration where the conviction occurred under a former law of the Commonwealth, in another state, territory, Federal court, the District of Columbia, or where the offender was sentenced by court martial, or where the offender was required to register under a sexual offender statute in the jurisdiction where the offender was convicted, and the offender Resides in the Commonwealth; or is employed or carries on a vocation in the Commonwealth; or is a student in the Commonwealth will be required to register as a sexually violent predator. They will either be required to register for 10 years or life.