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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.3

Second degree child molestation sexual assault

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Coningford v. Rhode Island (2011)

Most recently applied in United States v. Mack Doak (September 2022)

P.L. 1984, ch. 59, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 219, § 1.

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A person is guilty of a second degree child molestation sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person fourteen (14) years of age or under.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.