Sex offenses

Sex Offenses in Oklahoma can include charges for:

Indecent Exposure – Presentation of private body parts in an open or public manner

Sexual Assault—Unwanted sexual acts forced on another individual

Prostitution—Selling or buying sexual activity

Soliciting—Marketing sexual services

Statutory Rape—Sexual activity with a person under the legal age of consent

Obscenity - Indecency, lewdness, or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance

Pornography – Presentation or production of sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal

Sex crimes on the Internet – Using the Internet to engage in illegal activities of a sexual nature

Pedophilia - The act or fantasy on the part of an adult of engaging in sexual activity with a child or children

Child Molestation -the act of subjecting a child to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity

Sexual Abuse – Injure, harm, or improperly treat another in a sexual manner

Sexual Harassment – persistently disturb, or torment another in an unwanted sexual manner

Punishment for sex offenses varies greatly depending on the type of crime. The less serious charge such as indecent exposure may carry a misdemeanor conviction--- meaning it would be punishable by less than a year of jail time. The individual convicted of this might even get only probation.
Whereas a violent rape by a previously convicted individual might result in as much as a life sentence.

Q: Is Consent a defense?

A: If consent can be proven it can be a defense to many sex crime charges. Some people though, are not considered able to consent to sex. For instance, minors, the mentally disabled, and unconscious or intoxicated people (whether or not they willingly became intoxicated) normally cannot provide legal consent. In those cases, the accused may face statutory rape or date rape charges.