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Lawmakers consider elevating sexual‑contact offenses when they occur during burglaries
Summary
HB138 would add burglary as an aggravating factor so that nonconsensual sexual contact during a burglary becomes a third‑degree sexual offense rather than fourth‑degree. Prosecutors and victim advocates said the technical fix aligns gravity of crime and deterrence; defenders flagged need for careful element and merger language.
Delegate Nicole Williams proposed HB138 to add burglary (first, second or third degree) to the list of aggravating circumstances that elevate non‑consensual sexual contact from fourth‑degree to third‑degree sexual offense when the contact occurs in connection with a burglary.
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