Section 22-3010.01 - [Effective 6/9/2024] Misdemeanor sexual abuse of a child or minor(a) Whoever, being 18 years of age or older and more than 4 years older than a child, or being 18 years of age or older and being in a significant relationship with a minor, engages in sexually suggestive conduct with that child or minor shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or both.(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "sexually suggestive conduct" means engaging in any of the following acts in a way which is intended to cause or reasonably causes the sexual arousal or sexual gratification of any person: (1) Touching a child or minor inside his or her clothing;(2) Touching a child or minor inside or outside his or her clothing close to the genitalia, anus, breast, or buttocks;(3) Placing one's tongue in the mouth of the child or minor; or(4) Touching one's own genitalia or that of a third person.Amended by D.C. Law 25-410,§ 16, 71 DCR 002693, eff. 3/11/2024, exp. 6/9/2024.May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 209a; as added Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 216(e), 53 DCR 8610; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 232(m), 60 DCR 2064.Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
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