What punishment does the law in Rhode Island prescribe for sexual assault on kids?
Full Question:
My daughter was sexually assaulted by her gym teacher in school. He is 25 and my daughter is 15 years old. What punishment does the law in Rhode Island prescribe for such sexual assault on kids?
12/27/2016 |
Category: Criminal ยป Statutory Rape |
State: Rhode Island |
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Answer:
§ 11-37-6 reads:
“A person is guilty of third degree sexual assault if he or she is over the age of eighteen (18) years and engaged in sexual penetration with another person over the age of fourteen (14) years and under the age of consent, sixteen (16) years of age.”
§ 11-37-7 reads;
“Every person who shall commit sexual assault in the third degree shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years.”
In the given instance, the gym teacher shall be prosecuted for third degree sexual assault per the above-quoted section and may be punished with up to five years in prison.