(1) A person commits the crime of custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree if the person:

Attorney's Note

Under the Oregon Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $125,000
For details, see Or. Rev. Stat.161.605

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 163.452

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

(a) Engages in sexual intercourse or oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person or penetrates the vagina, anus or penis of another person with any object other than the penis or mouth of the actor knowing that the other person is:

(A) In the custody of a law enforcement agency following arrest;

(B) Confined or detained in a correctional facility;

(C) Participating in an adult in custody or offender work crew or work release program; or

(D) On probation, parole, post-prison supervision or other form of conditional or supervised release; and

(b) Is employed by or under contract with the state or local agency that:

(A) Employs the officer who arrested the other person;

(B) Operates the correctional facility in which the other person is confined or detained;

(C) Is responsible for supervising the other person in a work crew or work release program or on probation, parole, post-prison supervision or other form of conditional or supervised release; or

(D) Engages the other person in work or on-the-job training pursuant to ORS § 421.354 (1).

(2) Consent of the other person to sexual intercourse, oral or anal sexual intercourse or the sexual penetration is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.

(3) Lack of supervisory authority over the other person is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section when the other person is on probation, parole, post-prison supervision or other form of conditional or supervised release.

(4) Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree is a Class C felony. [2005 c.488 § 3; 2017 c.318 § 9; 2019 c.213 § 41]