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Iowa Code § 709.8

Lascivious acts with a child

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2012 (in force January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2013). View current text →

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. Fondle or touch the pubes or genitals of a child.

2. Permit or cause a child to fondle or touch the person’s genitals or pubes.

3. Solicit a child to engage in a sex act or solicit a person to arrange a sex act with a child.

4. Inflict pain or discomfort upon a child or permit a child to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.

Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1 or 2 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “C” felony. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 3 or 4 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony.

85 Acts, ch 181, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1165, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §35

Referred to in

Definition of sex act, §702.17

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