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39-13-504  -  Aggravated sexual battery



(a) Aggravated sexual battery is unlawful sexual contact with a victim by the defendant or the defendant by a victim accompanied by any of the following circumstances:

      (1) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act and the defendant is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim reasonably to believe it to be a weapon;

     (2) The defendant causes bodily injury to the victim;

     (3) The defendant is aided or abetted by one (1) or more other persons; and

          (A) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the act; or

          (B) The defendant knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless; or

     (4) The victim is less than thirteen (13) years of age.

(b) Aggravated sexual battery is a Class B felony.



Range of Punishment for Felonies & Misdemeanors, T.C.A. § 40-35-111





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