Sexual trafficking of a child — penalty
Effective Aug 28, 2004(L. 2004 H.B. 1487)
Viewing an earlier version · effective Aug 28, 2004
1. A person commits the crime of sexual trafficking of a child if the individual knowingly:
- (1) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means a person under the age of eighteen to participate in a commercial sex act or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in such activities; or
- (2) Causes a person under the age of eighteen to engage in a commercial sex act.
- 2. It shall not be an affirmative defense that the defendant believed that the person was eighteen years of age or older.
- 3. The crime of sexual trafficking of a child is a class A felony if the child is under the age of eighteen.
(L. 2004 H.B. 1487)