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Iowa Code § 709.8: Lascivious acts with a child.

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  1. Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)
  2. Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE

1. It is unlawful for any person sixteen years of age or older to perform any of the following acts with a child with or without the child’s consent unless married to each other, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of either of them:

a. Fondle or touch the pubes or genitals of a child.

b. Permit or cause a child to fondle or touch the person’s genitals or pubes.

c. Cause the touching of the person’s genitals to any part of the body of a child.

d. Solicit a child to engage in a sex act or solicit a person to arrange a sex act with a child.

e. Inflict pain or discomfort upon a child or permit a child to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.

2. a. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “a” through “c”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “C” felony.

b. Any person who violates a provision of this section involving an act included in subsection 1, paragraph “d” or “e”, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” felony.

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