Object sexual penetration - Virginia Sexual Assault Laws

In Virginia, the criminal charge of Object sexual penetration is classified as a Statutory Felony.

Object sexual penetration Crime & Punishment in Virginia :

The Virginia code § 18.2-67.2 defines one degrees of the crime object sexual penetration, 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	Object sexual penetration - Charge Description	Punishment
Felony STATUTORY	An accused shall be guilty of inanimate or animate object sexual penetration if he or she penetrates the labia majora or anus of a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, other than for a bona fide medical purpose, or causes such complaining witness to so penetrate his or her own body with an object or causes a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, to engage in such acts with any other person or to penetrate, or to be penetrated by, an animal, and the act is accomplished against the will of the complaining witness, by force, threat or intimidation of or against the complaining witness or another person, or through the use of the complaining witness's mental incapacity or physical helplessness. An accused shall be guilty of inanimate or animate object sexual penetration if he or she penetrates the labia majora or anus of a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, other than for a bona fide medical purpose, or causes such complaining witness to so penetrate his or her own body with an object or causes a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, to engage in such acts with any other person or to penetrate, or to be penetrated by, an animal, and the complaining witness is less than 13 years of age.	Maximum of life in prison

Virginia law allows object sexual penetration 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 Virginia Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.

Object sexual penetration is a charge that is unique to Virginia. Crimes that would be prosecuted as object sexual penetration in Virginia will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.

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