Re: Perv-Chantilly Coaches from 1990"s
Posted by:
Kenneth Thomas Cuccinelli II
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Date: September 18, 2014 02:27PM
Statutory Rape and Penalties in Virginia
Statutory rape is prosecuted under Virginia’s rape, carnal knowledge, and juvenile delinquency laws. Penalties depend on the ages of the defendant and victim, and the conduct that occurred, as described below.
Rape includes a sexual intercourse between a minor who is younger than 13 and a defendant of any age. This crime is a felony that incurs at least five years (and up to life) in prison, a fine, or both.
Carnal knowledge of a child between 13 and 15 years old includes sexual intercourse, oral sex, or penetration with an object, between a minor who is 13, 14, or 15 years old, and a defendant of any age. The offense is a Class 4 felony when the defendant is 18 or older, which incurs at least two (and up to ten) years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both. This offense is a Class 6 felony when the defendant is younger than 18and at least three years older than the victim. This incurs at least one (and up to five) years in prison; or between one month and one year in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both. And the offense is a Class 4 misdemeanor when the defendant is younger than 18 and less than three years older than the victim. Penalties for a Class 4 misdemeanor include a fine of up to $250.
Causing or encouraging juvenile delinquency includes sexual intercourse between a minor who is 15, 16, or 17, and a defendant who is at least 18 years old. This offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, which incurs up to one year in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
(Va. Code § 18.2-61, 18.2-63, & 18.2-371.)