§ 50-232. Sexual abuse of a child.

(a)

Definitions. As used in this section the following terms mean:

Aggressor is the person whose conduct causes or tends to cause physical injury to a child.

Child is a person under the age of 17.

Sexual conduct means any act of human masturbation or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed body in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.

Sexual contact means any contact with a person's pubic area, buttocks, breasts, or any other area on the body of another, whether clothed or unclothed, in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification.

(b)

Violation. A person commits the ordinance violation of sexual abuse of a child by:

(1)

Subjecting a child, to whom that person is not married, to sexual contact;

(2)

Engaging in sexual conduct with a child, to whom that person is not married; or

(3)

Engaging in sexual conduct in the presence of a child, to whom that person is not married.

(c)

Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment not to exceed 180 days or by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 26.130; Ord. No. 070720, § 1, 7-12-07; Ord. No. 150448 , § 1, 6-11-15)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 566.120.