1. A person is guilty of sexual misconduct with a child under 14 16 years of age if that person, having in fact attained 18 years of age knowingly displays any sexually explicit materials to another person, not the actor's spouse, who has not in fact attained the age of 14 16 years, with the intent to encourage the other person to engage in a sexual act or sexual contact.

2. As used in this section, "sexually explicit materials" means any book, magazine, print, negative, slide, motion picture, videotape or other mechanically reproduced visual material that the person knows or should know depicts a person, minor or adult, engaging in sexually explicit conduct, as that term is defined in Title 17, section 2921, subsection 5.

3. Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 16 years of age is a Class D crime.

Sec. 7. Effective date. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 255-A, subsection 1, paragraphs E and F as enacted by Public Law 2001, chapter 383, section 23 and affected by section 156 takes effect January 31, 2003.

SUMMARY

This bill raises the age of sexual consent to 16 years of age for the crimes of gross sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful sexual contact and sexual misconduct with a child.