(1) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree when that person:\n(a) Subjects another person to sexual contact and:\n(A) The victim is less than 14 years of age;\n(B) The victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor; or\n(C) The victim is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally incapacitated, physically helpless or incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct; or\n(b) Intentionally causes a person under 18 years of age to touch or contact the mouth, anus or sex organs of an animal for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of a person.\n(2) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class B felony. [1991 c.830 §3; 1995 c.657 §12; 1995 c.671 §10; 2021 c.82 §7]\nNote:\n163.427 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 163 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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