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A. For the purposes of this section, "child-related sexual
offense" means the following sexual offenses if, at the time
of the commission of the offense, the victim was under 18
years of age:

 
(1) Sexual exploitation of a minor, under Title 17-A,
section 282;

 
(2) Gross sexual assault, under Title 17-A, section
253;

 
(3) Sexual abuse of a minor, under Title 17-A, section
254;

 
(4) Unlawful sexual contact, under former Title 17-A,
section 255-A or former section 255;

 
(5) Visual sexual aggression against a child, under
Title 17-A, section 256;

 
(6) Sexual misconduct with a child under 14 years of
age, under Title 17-A, section 258; or

 
(6-A)__Solicitation of a child by computer to commit a
prohibited act, under Title 17-A, section 259; or

 
(7) An offense in another jurisdiction, including, but
not limited to, that of a state, federal, military or
tribal court, that includes the essential elements of
an offense listed in subparagraph (1), (2), (3), (4),
(5) or, (6) or (6-A).

 
Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§6-B is enacted to read:

 
6-B.__Conviction or adjudication for certain sex offenses;
presumption.__There is a rebuttable presumption that the
petitioner would create a situation of jeopardy for the child if
any contact were to be permitted and that any contact is not in
the best interests of the child if the court finds that the
person seeking primary residence or contact with the child:

 
A. Has been convicted of an offense listed in Title 19-A, section
1653, subsection 6-A, paragraph A in which the victim was a minor
at the time of the offense and the person was at least 5 years
older than the minor at the time of the offense except that, if
the offense was gross sexual assault under Title 17-A, section
253, subsection 1, paragraph B or C and the minor victim
submitted as a result of compulsion,


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