Oklahoma Child Enticement Laws

Normal.dotm 0 0 1 317 1808 15 3 2220 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false

Oklahoma has geared its enticement laws to creating a safe electronic environment for children within its boundaries.  In order for a person to be convicted of child enticement he or she must have been found to committed the following acts:

• Facilitate, encourage, entice, offer, or solicit
• Sexual conduct with a minor or a person the individual believes to be a minor
• Via any electronic or digital communication device

Or

• To engage in any communication for a sexual or deviant interest
• With a minor or person believed to be a minor
• Via use of any technology including but not limited to cell phones, email, instant messaging, and text messaging

Penalties for Child Enticement Oklahoma

A person convicted of child enticement will be guilty of a felony and will face punishment of a prison term for no more than ten years and a fine of no more than $10,000. 

Defense of Child Enticement in Oklahoma

A defendant that has been charged with soliciting a child by computer will have available a number of defenses.  These defenses if asserted correctly could absolve the defendant of any criminal liability:

• Duress or compulsion where a person engages in criminal conduct due to threat of imminent death, or seriously bodily injury, or force.
• Ignorance to or mistake as a mater of fact that negates the element of intent to commit the crime
• Involuntary intoxication that results in lack of capacity to appreciate right from wrong
• Mental disease, defect, or insanity

Attempted Child Enticement in Oklahoma

A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, acting with the kind of intent required to be found guilty of the crime, he or she takes a substantial step to commit the crime.  The step must strongly show that the defendant would have completed the crime of child enticement if they could have. The maximum prison sentence associated with child enticement is five years.

When to Talk to a Lawyer

For individuals that are facing criminal charges getting in contact with a criminal attorney licensed to practice law in your state is absolutely imperative.  Only an attorney can provide you with the legal advice you need when dealing with the criminal justice system.