948.01 Definitions. In this chapter, the following words and phrases have the designated meanings unless the context of a specific section manifestly requires a different construction: (1) “Child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a […]
948.015 Other offenses against children. In addition to the offenses under this chapter, offenses against children include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Sections 103.21 to 103.31 and 103.64 to 103.82, relating to the employment of minors. (2) Section 118.13, relating to pupil discrimination. (3) Section 125.07, relating to furnishing alcohol beverages to […]
948.02 Sexual assault of a child. (1) First degree sexual assault. (am) Whoever has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a person who has not attained the age of 13 years and causes great bodily harm to the person is guilty of a Class A felony. (b) Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who […]
948.025 Engaging in repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child. (1) Whoever commits 3 or more violations under s. 948.02 (1) or (2) within a specified period of time involving the same child is guilty of: (a) A Class A felony if at least 3 of the violations were violations of s. 948.02 […]
948.03 Physical abuse of a child. (1) Definitions. In this section, “recklessly” means conduct which creates a situation of unreasonable risk of harm to and demonstrates a conscious disregard for the safety of the child. (2) Intentional causation of bodily harm. (a) Whoever intentionally causes great bodily harm to a child is guilty of a […]
948.04 Causing mental harm to a child. (1) Whoever is exercising temporary or permanent control of a child and causes mental harm to that child by conduct which demonstrates substantial disregard for the mental well-being of the child is guilty of a Class F felony. (2) A person responsible for the child’s welfare is guilty […]
948.05 Sexual exploitation of a child. (1) Whoever does any of the following with knowledge of the character and content of the sexually explicit conduct involving the child may be penalized under sub. (2p): (a) Employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of recording […]
948.051 Trafficking of a child. (1) Whoever knowingly recruits, entices, provides, obtains, harbors, transports, patronizes, or solicits or knowingly attempts to recruit, entice, provide, obtain, harbor, transport, patronize, or solicit any child for the purpose of commercial sex acts, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a), is guilty of a Class C felony. (2) Whoever […]
948.055 Causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity. (1) Whoever intentionally causes a child who has not attained 18 years of age, or an individual who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained 18 years of age, to view or listen to sexually explicit conduct may be penalized […]
948.06 Incest with a child. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony: (1) Marries or has sexual intercourse or sexual contact with a child he or she knows is related, either by blood or adoption, and the child is related in a degree of kinship closer than 2nd cousin. […]
948.07 Child enticement. Whoever, with intent to commit any of the following acts, causes or attempts to cause any child who has not attained the age of 18 years to go into any vehicle, building, room or secluded place is guilty of a Class D felony: (1) Having sexual contact or sexual intercourse with the […]
948.075 Use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. (1r) Whoever uses a computerized communication system to communicate with an individual who the actor believes or has reason to believe has not attained the age of 16 years with intent to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse with the individual in violation of […]
948.08 Soliciting a child for prostitution. Whoever intentionally solicits or causes any child to engage in an act of prostitution or establishes any child in a place of prostitution is guilty of a Class D felony. History: 1987 a. 332; 1995 a. 69; 2001 a. 109; 2007 a. 80. Although colloquially referred to as prohibiting […]
948.081 Patronizing a child. An actor who enters or remains in any place of prostitution with intent to have nonmarital sexual intercourse or to commit an act of sexual gratification, in public or in private, involving the sex organ of one person and the mouth or anus of another, masturbation, or sexual contact with a […]
948.085 Sexual assault of a child placed in substitute care. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class C felony: (1) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a child for whom the actor is a foster parent. (2) Has sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a child who is placed in […]
948.09 Sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older. Whoever has sexual intercourse with a child who is not the defendant’s spouse and who has attained the age of 16 years is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the defendant has attained the age of 19 years when the violation occurs. History: 1987 […]
948.093 Underage sexual activity. Whoever has sexual contact with a child who has attained the age of 15 years but has not attained the age of 16 years, or whoever has sexual intercourse with a child who has attained the age of 15 years, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the actor has […]
948.095 Sexual assault of a child by a school staff person or a person who works or volunteers with children. (1) In this section: (a) “School” means a public or private elementary or secondary school, or a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m). (b) “School staff” means any person who provides services to […]
948.10 Exposing genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts. (1) Whoever, for purposes of sexual arousal or sexual gratification, causes a child to expose genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts or exposes genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts to a child is guilty of the following: (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a Class I […]
948.11 Exposing a child to harmful material or harmful descriptions or narrations. (1) Definitions. In this section: (ag) “Harmful description or narrative account” means any explicit and detailed description or narrative account of sexual excitement, sexually explicit conduct, sadomasochistic abuse, physical torture or brutality that, taken as a whole, is harmful to children. (ar) “Harmful […]
