CHAPTER 138

H.P. 528 - L.D. 722

An Act to Protect Against Unlawful Sexual Touching

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §251, sub-§1, ¶G is enacted to read:

G.__"Sexual touching" means any touching of the breasts, buttocks, groin or inner thigh, directly or through clothing, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.

Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §254, sub-§1, ¶¶D and E, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 383, §21 and affected by §156, are amended to read:

D. The person violates paragraph C and the actor knows that the student is related to the actor within the 2nd degree of consanguinity. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or

E. The person violates paragraph C and the actor is at least 10 years older than the student. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.; or

Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §254, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__The person intentionally subjects another person, not the actor's spouse, who is either 14 or 15 years of age to any sexual contact and the actor is at least 10 years older than the other person.__Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.