Section 566.069 - Child molestation, third degree, penalty1. A person commits the offense of child molestation in the third degree if he or she subjects a child who is less than fourteen years of age to sexual contact.2. The offense of child molestation in the third degree is a class C felony, unless committed by the use of forcible compulsion, in which case it is a class B felony.Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.