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2C:14-2. Sexual assault. a. An actor is guilty of
aggravated sexual assault if he commits an act of sexual penetration with
another person under any one of the following circumstances:
(1)The victim is less than 13 years old;
(2)The victim is at least 13 but less than 16 years
old; and
(a)The actor is related to the victim by blood or
affinity to the third degree, or
(b)The actor has supervisory or disciplinary power
over the victim by virtue of the actor's legal, professional, or occupational
status, or
(c)The actor is a foster parent, a guardian, or
stands in loco parentis within the household;
(3)The act is committed during the commission, or
attempted commission, whether alone or with one or more other persons, of
robbery, kidnapping, homicide, aggravated assault on another, burglary, arson
or criminal escape;
(4)The actor is armed with a weapon or any object
fashioned in such a manner as to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be
a weapon and threatens by word or gesture to use the weapon or object;
(5)The actor is aided or abetted by one or more
other persons and the actor uses physical force or coercion;
(6)The actor uses physical force or coercion and
severe personal injury is sustained by the victim;
(7)The victim is one whom the actor knew or should
have known was physically helpless, mentally defective or mentally
incapacitated.
Aggravated sexual assault is a crime of the first
degree.
b. An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he
commits an act of sexual contact with a victim who is less than 13 years old
and the actor is at least four years older than the victim.
c. An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he
commits an act of sexual penetration with another person under any one of the
following circumstances:
(1)The actor uses physical force or coercion, but
the victim does not sustain severe personal injury;
(2)The victim is on probation or parole, or is
detained in a hospital, prison or other institution and the actor has
supervisory or disciplinary power over the victim by virtue of the actor's
legal, professional or occupational status;
(3)The victim is at least 16 but less than 18 years
old and:
(a)The actor is related to the victim by blood or
affinity to the third degree; or
(b)The actor has supervisory or disciplinary power
of any nature or in any capacity over the victim; or
(c)The actor is a foster parent, a guardian, or
stands in loco parentis within the household;
(4)The victim is at least 13 but less than 16 years
old and the actor is at least four years older than the victim.
Sexual assault is a crime of the second degree.
Amended 1979, c.178, s.26; 1983, c.249, s.2; 1989,
c.228, s.3; 1997, c.194, s.1; 2001, c.60.
2C:14-2.1. Victim of sexual assault may consult
with prosecutor on plea negotiations 1. Whenever there is a prosecution for a
violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2, the victim of the sexual assault shall be
provided an opportunity to consult with the prosecuting authority prior to the
conclusion of any plea negotiations.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to
alter or limit the authority or discretion of the prosecutor to enter into any
plea agreement which the prosecutor deems appropriate.
L.2003, c.137.
2C:14-3 Aggravated criminal sexual contact;
criminal sexual contact a. An actor is guilty of aggravated criminal sexual
contact if he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the
circumstances set forth in 2C:14-2a. (2) through(7).
Aggravated criminal sexual contact is a crime of
the third degree.
b. An actor is guilty of criminal sexual contact if
he commits an act of sexual contact with the victim under any of the
circumstances set forth in section 2C:14-2c. (1) through(4).
Criminal sexual contact is a crime of the fourth
degree.
Amended 1979, c.178, s.27; 1997, c.194, s.2.
