{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.069","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.069","heading":"Child molestation, third degree, penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the third degree if he or she subjects a child who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact.\n2. The offense of child molestation in the third degree is a class C felony, unless committed by the use of forcible compulsion, in which case it is a class B felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=566.069","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"467107504cca8dcf3e0ec1aeb99728a7ea03083742b181515e864a4e1af4daa6","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.068","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}