- Moderator
- #121
In Alabama, an attorney such as judge Moore knew the following:
Section 13A-6-66 Sexual abuse in the first degree. (a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree if:
(1) He subjects another person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion; or
(2) He subjects another person to sexual contact who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or
(3) He, being 16 years old or older, subjects another person to sexual contact who is less than 12 years old. (b) Sexual abuse in the first degree is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2320.) ********************************************
LESS THAN 12 YEARS OLD!!! Wow, who wrote this bit of foolishness.
I suspect other statutes apply to people between 12 and 16.
It's not untypical for there to be higher grade crimes focused on younger victims