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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 702.11, Code 1995, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 702.11 FORCIBLE FELONY. 1 4 A "forcible felony" is any felonious child endangerment, 1 5 assault, murder, sexual abuse, kidnapping, robbery, arson in 1 6 the first degree, or burglary in the first degree. However, 1 7 sexual abuse in the third degree committed between spouses, 1 8 sexual abuse in violation of section 709.4, subsection 2, 1 9 paragraph "c", subparagraph (4),orsexual exploitation by a 1 10 counselor or therapist in violation of section 709.15, or 1 11 sexual exploitation by a law enforcement officer in violation 1 12 of section 709.15A is not a "forcible felony". 1 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 709.15A SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY A 1 14 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER – PENALTY. 1 15 1. As used in this section: 1 16 a. "Law enforcement officer" means a peace officer 1 17 employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. 1 18 b. "Sexual exploitation by a law enforcement officer" 1 19 occurs when a sex act, as defined in section 702.17, occurs 1 20 between a law enforcement officer and a victim. 1 21 c. "Victim" means a person who is the subject of an act 1 22 being investigated or responded to by a law enforcement of- 1 23 ficer as a crime. 1 24 2. A law enforcement officer who commits sexual exploi- 1 25 tation commits a class "D" felony. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill creates the offense of sexual exploitation by a 1 28 law enforcement officer and makes the offense a class "D" 1 29 felony. Sexual exploitation by a law enforcement officer is 1 30 committed when a sex act as defined in section 702.17 occurs 1 31 between the victim of a criminal act and a law enforcement 1 32 officer who is responding to or investigating the criminal 1 33 act. 1 34 LSB 3851SV 76 1 35 mk/jw/5
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