Lewd and Lascivious Acts
Fort Myers Sexual Assault Defense
Florida's Lewd and Lascivious law breaks down charges into four types of offenses.
- Lewd and Lascivious Assault
- Engages in sexual activity with a person 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age.
- Encourages, forces, or entices any person less than 16 years of age to engage in sadomasochistic abuse, sexual bestiality, prostitution, or any other act involving sexual activity commits lewd or lascivious assualt.
- Lewd and Lascivious Molestation
- Intentionally touches the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person less than 16 years of age
- Person who forces or entices a person under 16 years of age to so touch the perpetrator
- Person 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim less than 12 years of age or older but less than 16 commits a second degree felony.
- Person less than 18 years of age who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim less than 12 years of age commits a life felony.
- Lewd and Lascivious Conduct
- Intentionally touches a person under 16 years of age in a lewd or lascivious manner
- Solicits a person under 16 years of age to commit a lewd or lascivious act commits lewd or lascivious conduct.
- Lewd and Lascivious Exhibition
- Intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner
- Intentionally masturbates
- Intentionally commits any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with who is less than 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition.
Fort Myers Sexual Assault Defense Lawyers
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