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§ 18.2-361.01. Sexual abuse of animals; penalties

A. As used in this section: “Animal” means any nonhuman vertebrate species. “Obscene” means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-372. “Obscene item” means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-373. “Sexual contact” means any act committed between a person and an animal for the purpose of sexual arousal, […]

§ 18.2-361.1. Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense

A. For the purposes of this section: “Qualifying offense” means a charge for a violation of § 18.2-346 or 18.2-347. “Victim of sex trafficking” means any person charged with a qualifying offense in the Commonwealth who committed such offense as a direct result of being solicited, invited, recruited, encouraged, forced, intimidated, or deceived by another […]