Texas Penal Code

§ 21.03 — CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE

PE § 21.03Title 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON · Ch. 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if:

(1)during a period that is 30 or more days in duration, the person commits two or more acts of sexual abuse against two or more victims; and

(2)at the time of the commission of each of the acts of sexual abuse, the actor is 17 years of age or older.

(b)For purposes of this section, "act of sexual abuse" means any act that is a violation of one or more of the following penal laws:

(1)aggravated kidnapping under Section 20.04(a)(4), if the actor committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;

(2)indecency with a child under Section 21.11(a)(1), if the actor committed the offense in a manner other than by touching, including touching through clothing, the breast of a child;

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