1. 1. It is unlawful for any person sixteen years of age or older to perform any of the following acts with a child with or without the child’s consent unless married to each other, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of either of them:

   1. a. Fondle or touch the pubes or genitals of a child.
   2. b. Permit or cause a child to fondle or touch the person’s genitals or pubes.
   3. c. Cause the touching of the person’s genitals to any part of the body of a child.
   4. d. Solicit a child to engage in a sex act or solicit a person to arrange a sex act with a child.
   5. e. Inflict pain or discomfort upon a child or permit a child to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.

2. 2.

   1. a. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “a” through “c”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “C” felony.
   2. b. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “d” or “e”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony.

Definition of sex act, §702.17

[S13, §4938-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13184; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §725.2; C75, 77, §725.10; C79, 81, §709.8] 85 Acts, ch 181, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1165, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §35; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §202; 2013 Acts, ch 43, §2, 3

Referred to in §321.375, 692A.101, 692A.102, 692A.121, 709.12, 709.19, 802.2B, 902.14, 903B.10, 906.15, 907.3