CHAPTER 143
H.P. 448 - L.D. 598
An Act to Create the Crime of Sexual Misconduct with a Child under 14 Years of Age
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §258 is enacted to read:
§258. Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age
1. A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age if that person, having in fact attained 18 years of age knowingly displays any sexually explicit materials to another person, not the actor's spouse, who has not in fact attained the age of 14 years, with the intent to encourage the other person to engage in a sexual act or sexual contact.
2. As used in this section, "sexually explicit materials" means any book, magazine, print, negative, slide, motion picture, videotape or other mechanically reproduced visual material that the person knows or should know depicts a person, minor or adult, engaging in sexually explicit conduct, as that term is defined in Title 17, section 2921, subsection 5.
3. Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of age is a Class D crime.
See title page for effective date.
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