What US 18 U.S.C. § 2246 - Definitions for Chapter 109A (Sexual Abuse) requires
18 U.S.C. § 2246 supplies the operative definitions for the chapter 109A federal sexual abuse offences (§§ 2241-2244). Seven defined terms: (1) prison; (2) sexual act - specified contact (penile-vulvar/anal, oral-genital), penetration of anal or genital opening by hand/finger or any object with intent to abuse or gratify, or intentional under-16 genital touching with such intent; (3) sexual contact - intentional touching (direct or through clothing) of genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks with intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse/gratify sexual desire; (4) serious bodily injury - substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted disfigurement, or protracted loss/impairment; (5) official detention; (6) State; (7) Federal law enforcement officer (cross-reference to § 115, added by Public Law 117-103 in 2022 to support § 2243(c)). These definitions are mandatory for all chapter 109A prosecutions.
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/18/2246
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2246 (Definitions for chapter) paragraph (2) (sexual act): 'the term sexual act means (A) contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus, and for purposes of this subparagraph contact involving the penis occurs upon penetration, however slight; (B) contact between the mouth and the penis, the mouth and the vulva, or the mouth and the anus; (C) the penetration, however slight, of the anal or genital opening of another by a hand or finger or by any object, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person; or (D) the intentional touching, not through the clothing, of the genitalia of another person who has not attained the age of 16 years with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.' (law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2246)
- 18 U.S.C. § 2246(3) (sexual contact): 'the term sexual contact means the intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, degrade, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.'
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