§ 53a-83b

(a) A person is guilty of commercial sexual abuse of a minor when: (1) Such person exchanges anything of value with a minor or third person as compensation for a minor having engaged in sexual conduct with such person; (2) such person exchanges or agrees to exchange anything of value with a minor or a third person pursuant to an understanding that in return the minor will engage in sexual conduct with such person; or (3) such person solicits or requests to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, or any other person that such person reasonably believes to be a minor, in return for anything of value.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, commercial sexual abuse of a minor is a class B felony.(c) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor is a class A felony if the minor has not attained fifteen years of age.(d) For purposes of this section, 'minor' means a person who has not attained eighteen years of age.(P.A. 17-32, S. 4; P.A. 21-103, S. 5.)History: P.A. 21-103 replaced language re payment of a fee with language re exchange for anything of value throughout Subsec. (a).