What US 18 U.S.C. § 2244 - Abusive Sexual Contact requires
18 U.S.C. § 2244 makes it an offence to knowingly engage in 'sexual contact' (touching of intimate body parts with sexual intent) in circumstances that would violate § 2241, § 2242, or § 2243 if the conduct were a sexual act, OR to knowingly engage in sexual contact with another person without that person's permission in federal jurisdiction. Subsection (a) imposes graduated penalties keyed to the parallel sexual-act provision: (a)(1) § 2241(a)/(b) circumstances - up to 10 years; (a)(2) § 2242 circumstances - up to 3 years; (a)(3) § 2243(a) circumstances - up to 2 years; (a)(4) § 2243(b) circumstances - up to 2 years; (a)(5) § 2241(c) circumstances (under-12 aggravated) - any term or life; (a)(6) § 2243(c) federal LEO circumstances - up to 2 years. Subsection (b) imposes a residual up-to-2-year penalty for non-consensual touching. Subsection (c) doubles the maximum where the victim is under 12. Public Law 117-103 (2022) renumbered the structure to insert (a)(6) for federal LEO custodial conduct.
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: United States Congress (codified in Title 18 of the United States Code) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2244
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2244 (Abusive sexual contact) subsection (a): 'Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison ... knowingly engages in or causes sexual contact with or by another person, if to do so would violate (1) subsection (a) or (b) of section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both; (2) section 2242 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than three years, or both; (3) subsection (a) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than two years, or both; (4) subsection (b) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than two years, or both; (5) subsection (c) of section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life; (6) subsection (c) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.' (law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2244)
- 18 U.S.C. § 2244(a)(6) (added by Public Law 117-103 effective Oct. 1 of first fiscal year beginning after March 15, 2022): cross-references the new § 2243(c) federal law enforcement officer custodial conduct offence - up to 2 years.
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