Senate File 2322 S-5090 Amend Senate File 2322 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 692A.101, subsection 1, paragraph a, 4 Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 5 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (9) Continuous sexual abuse of a child 6 in violation of section 709.23. 7 Sec. 2. Section 692A.101, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 8 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 9 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) Continuous sexual abuse of a child 10 in violation of section 709.23. 11 Sec. 3. Section 692A.102, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 12 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 13 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (013) Continuous sexual abuse of a child 14 in violation of section 709.23. 15 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 709.23 Continuous sexual abuse of a 16 child. 17 1. A person eighteen years of age or older commits 18 continuous sexual abuse of a child when the person engages 19 in any combination of three or more acts of sexual abuse in 20 violation of section 709.3 or 709.4, with the same child, and 21 at least thirty days have elapsed between the first and last 22 acts of sexual abuse. 23 2. A person who commits continuous sexual abuse of a 24 child is, upon conviction, guilty of a class “B” felony. 25 Notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b” , a 26 person convicted of a violation of this subsection involving 27 any combination of three or more acts of sexual abuse that 28 includes a violation of section 709.3 or 709.4 shall be 29 confined for no more than fifty years. 30 3. If a jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury must 31 unanimously agree that three or more acts of sexual abuse in 32 violation of section 709.3 or 709.4 were committed with the 33 same child and at least thirty days have elapsed between the 34 first and last acts of sexual abuse. The jury does not need 35 -1- SF2322.3909 (2) 88 (amending this SF 2322 to CONFORM to HF 2554) as/rh 1/ 2 #1.
to unanimously agree which specific acts were committed or the 1 exact date when those acts were committed. 2 4. Any other sexual abuse offense involving the same child 3 shall not be charged in the same proceeding as a charge under 4 this section unless the other sexual abuse offense occurred 5 outside of the time period charged under this section or the 6 other sexual abuse offense is charged in the alternative. 7 5. A person shall be charged with only one count under this 8 section unless more than one child is involved in the offense. 9 If more than one child is involved, a separate count may be 10 charged for each child. 11 6. Each act of sexual abuse committed under section 709.3 12 or 709.4 shall be considered a lesser included offense to the 13 crime of continuous sexual abuse of a child under this section. 14 Sec. 5. Section 902.14, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 15 by adding the following new paragraph: 16 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. Continuous sexual abuse of a child in 17 violation of section 709.23. 18 Sec. 6. Section 903B.10, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended 19 by adding the following new paragraph: 20 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. Continuous sexual abuse of a child in 21 violation of section 709.23. > 22 ______________________________ ZACH NUNN -2- SF2322.3909 (2) 88 (amending this SF 2322 to CONFORM to HF 2554) as/rh 2/ 2