Sexual Abuse Criminal Defense Houston Attorney.
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Sexual Abuse Criminal Defense Attorneys – The Law – Continuous Sexual Abuse
Tex. Pen. Code 21.02 states:
(b) A person commits an offense if:
(1) during a period that is 30 or more days is duration, the person commits two or more acts of sexual abuse, regardless of whether the acts of sexual abuse are committed against one or more victims; and
(2) at the time of the commission of each of the acts of sexual abuse, the actor is 17 years of age or older and the victim is a child younger than 14 years of age.
Sexual Abuse Criminal Defense Attorneys – Statutory Definitions.
(c) For purposes of this section, “act of sexual abuse” means any act that is violation of one or more of the following penal laws:
(1) aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04(a)(4), if the actor committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;
(2) indecency with a child under Section 21.11(a)(1), if the actor committed the offense in a manner other than by touching, including touching through clothing, the breast of a child;
(3) sexual assault under section 22.01;
(4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021;
(5) burglary under Section 30.02, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense with the intent to commit an offense listed in Subdivisions (1) – (4);
(6) sexual performance by a child under Section 43.25;
(7) trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8); and
(8) compelling prostitution under Section 43.05(a)(2).
Sexual Abuse Criminal Defense Attorneys – Statutory Defenses.
(g) it is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:
(1) was not more than fiver years older than;
(A) the victim of the offense, if the offense is alleged to have been committed against only one victim; or
(B) the youngest victim of the offense, if the offense is alleged to have been committed against more than one victim;
(2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against a victim at the time of the commission of any of the acts of sexual abuse alleged as a element of the offense; and
(3) at the time of the commission of any of the acts of sexual abuse alleged as an element of the offense:
(A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or
(B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section or an act of sexual abuse as described by subsection (c).
Sexual Abuse Criminal Defense Attorneys – Punishment Range.
1st Degree Felony – enhanced to 25 – life in prison; up to $10,000 fine).
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