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Arizona Parents Beware: Court Says Changing Diapers Equals Sexual Molestation
In a decision that reaffirms a draconian sexual abuse law, the state’s Supreme Court just upheld a statute that defines sexual abuse and molestation of a child “in such a way that intentionally or knowingly touching the genitals or anus of a child or the breast of a female younger than fifteen is a felony,” Matt Brown of Mimesis Law writes.
This means changing your child’s diaper might be just enough reason for you to go to jail.
The court decision followed a review of State v. Holle, a case involving a stepfather who was convicted of sexually molesting his stepdaughter. Upon conviction, Jerry Charles Holle urged the justices “to limit the statutes’ scope by interpreting the ‘touching’ element to require some sexual intent.” Despite his attorneys’ argument that Holle “was not motivated by a sexual interest,” the Arizona Supreme Court decided to read the piece of legislation in its literal form, upholding that “the law’s sweep encompasses wholly innocent conduct, such as changing a diaper or bathing a baby.”
Arizona Parents Beware: Court Says Changing Diapers Equals Sexual Molestation
In a decision that reaffirms a draconian sexual abuse law, the state’s Supreme Court just upheld a statute that defines sexual abuse and molestation of a child “in such a way that intentionally or knowingly touching the genitals or anus of a child or the breast of a female younger than fifteen is a felony,” Matt Brown of Mimesis Law writes.
This means changing your child’s diaper might be just enough reason for you to go to jail.
The court decision followed a review of State v. Holle, a case involving a stepfather who was convicted of sexually molesting his stepdaughter. Upon conviction, Jerry Charles Holle urged the justices “to limit the statutes’ scope by interpreting the ‘touching’ element to require some sexual intent.” Despite his attorneys’ argument that Holle “was not motivated by a sexual interest,” the Arizona Supreme Court decided to read the piece of legislation in its literal form, upholding that “the law’s sweep encompasses wholly innocent conduct, such as changing a diaper or bathing a baby.”
Arizona Parents Beware: Court Says Changing Diapers Equals Sexual Molestation
