What exactly is Indecent Liberties with a child?
The act of taking indecent liberties with a child or minor is considered to be an extremely serious criminal offense. The act involves an adult actively taking part in sexually arousing or gratifying the child or the person accused, by use of any means. This ‘deed’ includes inappropriate touching, revealing, fondling, or showing any material that may expose any or all intimate/private body parts.
How Henrico, Virginia Law Recognizes Indecent liberties of a minor?
As per the laws in effect in Henrico Virginia, an individual is guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child or a minor if that particular individual had a sexual intention and is above the age of 18, exposes or makes the child expose private parts or genitals to the individuals. The individual may also be responsible if he proposes to feel or touch the child’s genitals or sexual body parts, or proposes that the child touches the individual’s privates with the intent to arouse or gratify the child sexually.
Furthermore, an individual is guilty if he proposes sexual intercourse with the child or if he is involved with the child in any other ‘sexual’ act. Any practice or deed of enticement, persuasion, or invitation, which might be extended towards a minor or child to enter a room, building, vehicle, or any such place with an intention of sexually involving in any or all of the above mentioned acts is to be considered as taking indecent liberties with a child.
What is the Penalty for taking indecent liberties with a minor in Henrico, Virginia?
If a certain individual is found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a minor or a child, he may find himself facing conviction of at least a Class 5 Felony. The Class 5 felony essentially comes in with 1 to 10 years of imprisonment, together with a fine that might go up to $2500. The fine and conviction are subjected to the seriousness of the offense committed by that particular individual and all the evidence that points to the direction that the individual is actually guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child in Henrico, Virginia.
Furthermore, the individual is sentenced guilty of taking indecent liberties with a minor or a child if he is above the age of 18 and with his intentions, allows, encourages, forces, or convinces the minor to perform any or all acts that are considered sexual. The term ‘sexual’ is legally defined as touching, fondling, participating in sexual intercourse. Similarly, involving in the act of sexual intercourse or other sexual deeds, in order to perform in a sexually explicit content, be it images or a video – pornography, in order to receive, money, or any other form of compensations or gains is too a Class 5 Felony. Class 5 Felony, here too, would be equivalent to 1 to 10 years of jail time along with a monetary penalty which may go up to $2500.
Similarly, if a particular individual is convicted of taking indecent liberties with a child or a minor more than once, then the individual who is guilty of the act, be it step parents, parent, grand parent, or step grand parent the sentence would change to a Class 4 Felony. Class 4 Felony comes in with 2 to 10 years of imprisonment along with a monetary fine that might go as high as $100,000.