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Senate Judiciary advances amendment to increase penalties for nonconsensual voyeurism involving minors
Summary
The Senate Judiciary committee considered an amendment that would add enhanced penalties when a victim is under 18 and clarify harsher penalties for dissemination of nonconsensual sexual images. Committee counsel and an advocacy witness described the change as closing a gap for 16–17-year-old victims; the committee voted to report the bill out unanimously.
The Senate Judiciary committee on Wednesday reviewed and voted to report an amendment that would increase criminal penalties when nonconsensual voyeurism or distribution of sexual images involves a minor.
Committee counsel outlined the proposed language and said it was drafted with input from the attorney general’s office to address an evidentiary gap: chapter 64 of title 13 applies in some cases only to victims age 16 and younger, leaving 16– and 17‑year‑olds vulnerable to statutes with lower penalties. The counsel said the amendment would replace the bill’s penalty subsection so that offenses involving victims under 18 carry higher terms than otherwise provided.
"I really appreciate the committee's recognition of [the] unique impact of…
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