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Attorney General and advocates back expansion of first/second‑degree sexual‑conduct elements; AG urges narrower affinity language
Summary
Bill 33‑38 would expand first‑ and second‑degree criminal sexual‑conduct elements to cover certain authority relationships including teachers and other non‑household actors; Attorney General Douglas Moylan and prosecutor Christine Tenorio supported the additions but urged clearer statutory definitions for "affinity" and "dating relationship."
The committee heard testimony April 29 on Bill 33‑38, which would amend sections of Title 9, Chapter 25, Guam Code Annotated to expand the list of people whose sexual conduct with 14‑ and 15‑year‑old victims qualifies as first‑ or second‑degree criminal sexual conduct. Provisions discussed would expressly cover teachers, school aides, child‑care workers and others who exploit positions of authority, and would expand the statute’s affinity language to capture additional family‑like relationships.
Attorney General Douglas Moylan told the committee the AG’s office supports the bill’s concept and proposed additions but…
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