709.2  Sexual abuse in the first degree.

A person commits sexual abuse in the first degree when in the course of committing sexual abuse the person causes another serious injury.

Sexual abuse in the first degree is a class "A" felony.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 2581; R60, § 4204; C73, § 3861; C97, § 4756; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12966; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 698.1; C79, 81, § 709.2]

Internal References

  Referred to in § 321.375, 903B.1

Footnotes

  Definition of forcible felony, § 702.11

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