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Understanding Sex Crime Laws

Rape

According to the Idaho code 18-6101, rape is defined as the penetration, however slight, of the oral, anal or vaginal opening with a penis accomplished by one of the many circumstances listed there. Some of the more common circumstances are as follows:

• Victim is under 16 yrs old and perpetrator is 18 yrs or older
• Victim is 16 yrs old and perpetrator is 19 yrs or older
• Victim is 17 yrs old and perpetrator is 20 yrs or older
• Victim resists but is overcome by force or violence
• Victim in unable to consent due to mental illness or disability
• Victim is prevented from resisting due to infliction or threatened infliction of bodily harm
• Victim is unable to resist due to any intoxicating, narcotic, or anaesthetic substance
• Victim is unconscious or asleep

Enticing Children Through the Internet or Devices

This is defined a an adult who attempts to lure or persuade a minor under 16 yrs old (or a person believed to be under 16 yrs old) through the use of the internet, phone, or other messaging devices to engage in a sexual act. Idaho Code 18-1509A.

Sexual Abuse of a Child

Sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16 with the intent to gratify sexual desire is a felony for anyone 18 years and older according the the Idaho state law, Idaho Code 18-1506.

Lewd Conduct with a Minor

Anyone who commits lewd or lascivious acts with or upon the body of a minor under 16 years of age. For a detailed list of lewd acts, see Idaho Code 18-1508.

Sexual Act with Unwilling Adult

Whether the forceful sex crime involves penetration or penetration by a foreign object, it is considered a serious felony and carries heavy penalties in the Idaho state courts. See categories below.

CRIME AGAINST NATURE – PENETRATION
CRIME AGAINST NATURE – PUNISHMENT
FORCIBLE SEXUAL PENETRATION BY USE OF FOREIGN OBJECT

Video Voyeurism

This sex crime involves the use of an imaging device (video camera, smart phone, etc.) in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy to capture “intimate area” footage or images of a person without their knowledge. It also applies to intentionally or recklessly disseminating images of the intimate areas of a person without their consent. Idaho code 18-6609 gives more details on this crime.

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