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Unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees - Arizona Sexual Assault Laws
Unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees Crime & Punishment in Arizona :
The Arizona code § 13-1419 defines three degrees of the crime unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees, each with associated punishments. The degree of the crime depends on the specifics of the crime committed, with higher degrees of the charge generally receiving harsher punishments.
| Severity | Unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees - Charge Description | Punishment |
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Class 2 felony STATUTORY |
Applies to sexual contact or sexual intercourse between offender, employed by the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections, and victim, who is in the custody of the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections and victim is under 15. | (1) If the minor is under age 15, five years in prison; (2) if the offender is at least age 18 or is tried as an adult and the minor was age 12 or younger, life in prison and the offender is ineligible for release until serving 35 years; (3) if the offender is at least 18 or tried as an adult and the victim is age 12, 13, or 14, the presumptive sentence is 20 years |
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Class 3 felony STATUTORY |
Applies to sexual contact or sexual intercourse between offender, employed by the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections, and victim, who is in the custody of the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections when victim is between the ages of 15 and 17 | 3.5 years in prison |
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Class 5 felony |
Applies to sexual contact or sexual intercourse between offender, employed by the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections, and victim, who is in the custody of the state department of corrections or juvenile corrections | 1.5 years in prison |
Arizona law allows unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees to be enforced as a statutory charge. This means that this charge can be applied to cases in which the victim is younger than the Arizona Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.
Unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees is a charge that is unique to Arizona. Crimes that would be prosecuted as unlawful sexual conduct; correctional employees in Arizona will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.