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Intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims - North Carolina Sexual Assault Laws
Intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims Crime & Punishment in North Carolina :
The North Carolina code § 14-27.7 defines two degrees of the crime intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims, 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 | Intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims - Charge Description | Punishment |
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Class E felony STATUTORY |
An offender is guilty of this offense if the offender, who has assumed the position of a parent in the home of a minor victim or is a person having custody of a victim of any age, engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a minor residing in the home. | 15 to 63 months in prison |
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Class G felony |
An offender is guilty of this offense if the offender, who is a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, at any age, or who is other school personnel, and who is at least four years older than the victim engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a student, at any time during or after the time the defendant and victim were present together in the same school, but before the victim ceases to be a student, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the student. | 8 to 31 months in prison |
North Carolina law allows intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims 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 North Carolina Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.
Intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims is a charge that is unique to North Carolina. Crimes that would be prosecuted as intercourse and sexual offenses with certain victims in North Carolina will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.