{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 709.2","heading":"Sexual abuse in the first degree.","body":"1. A person commits sexual abuse in the first degree when in the course of committing sexual abuse the person causes another serious injury.\n2. Sexual abuse in the first degree is a class “A” felony.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/709.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"1dbeb2608949a9c73d692a5ddcf29d2c2406fb2dba490703497e1a5fdb234ea7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.1a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}