Child Molestation (PC 288(a)) under California Law
The laws of child molestation, most commonly called “lewd or lascivious acts” are defined under Penal Code 288. There are many subsections within that section,…
Sex Crimes
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Minor (PC 288.5) under California Law
California Penal Code 288.5: Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Minor Legal Definition: Any person who either resides in the same home with the minor…
Sex/Sodomy with a minor 10 years of age or younger / Oral Copulation / Sexual Penetration of a minor 10 years of age or younger (PC 288.7(a) and (b))
California Penal Code 288.7(a) and California Penal Code 288.7(b): Sex/Sodomy with a minor 10 years of age or younger / Oral Copulation/Sexual Penetration of…
Sexual Penetration by Foreign Object with Force, Fear, or Threats (PC 289) in California
California Penal Code 289: Sexual Penetration by Foreign Object with Force, Fear, or Threats Legal Definition: Sexual penetration, means penetration, by you, of the…
Sodomy Crimes (PC 286) in California
California Penal Code 286(a): Sodomy of a minor Legal Definition: Sodomy is sexual conduct consisting of contact between the penis of one person and…
Incest Crimes (PC 285) in California
California Penal Code 285: Incest Legal Definition: Persons being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are declared by law to be incestuous…