Specific Laws in Selected States
Specific Laws in Selected States
An Overview of Sexual Battery Laws
An Overview of Sexual Battery Laws
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Sexual Battery: Laws and Penalties
Understand how state laws define sexual battery, what sentence a judge could impose for a sexual battery conviction, and what defenses may be available.
Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
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Can I be charged with sexual battery when I mistakenly touched the complaining witness?
It is possible to be charged with sexual battery if you touched someone in an intimate part of the person’s body, even if it was a mistake. However, being charged with a crime does not mean you will be convicted, and mistake is a defense that is available to a defendant facing almost any type of criminal charge.