1. A person eighteen years of age or older is upon conviction guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor if the person commits any of the following acts with a child, not the person’s spouse, with or without the child’s consent, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of either of them:
- a. Fondle or touch the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the child.
- b. Touch the clothing covering the immediate area of the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the child.
- c. Solicit or permit a child to fondle or touch the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the person.
- d. Solicit a child to engage in any act prohibited under section 709.8, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “e”.
- 2. The provisions of this section shall also apply to a person sixteen or seventeen years of age who commits any of the enumerated acts with a child who is at least five years the person’s junior, in which case the juvenile court shall have jurisdiction under chapter 232.
[81 Acts, ch 204, §7] 85 Acts, ch 181, §2; 88 Acts, ch 1252, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §203
Referred to in §622.31B, 692A.102, 709.19, 802.2B, 903B.10