What acts fall under lewd or indecent act to a child and...?

Question

what acts prompt the title "agrivated"

Just wonder, I was looking at the oklahoma sex offenders data base and have some sex offendeds that have lewd or indecent acts with a child and some are aggrivated. Can any go in to detail as to what acts fall in this category?

Answer 1

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (Pub.L. 109-248) was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The legislation organizes sex offenders into 3 tiers, and mandates that Tier 3 offenders update their whereabouts every 3 months. It makes failure to register and update information a felony. It also creates a national sex offender registry and instructs each state and territory to apply identical criteria for posting offender data on the Internet (i.e., offender's name, address, date of birth, place of employment, photograph, etc.).

At the time of passage, at least 100,000 of more than a half million sex offenders in the United States and the District of Columbia were 'missing' and unregistered as required by law. Law enforcement did not know where they were, and could not warn communities about them. This situation posed an enormous challenge for law enforcement and caused fear among the public. More federal funding was needed to assist states in maintaining and improving these programs so a comprehensive system for tracking sex offenders and alerting communities would be developed.

Oklahoma law states:

Aggravated Sex Offender
57 O.S. § 584 provides that certain sex offenders are designated by the Department of Corrections as aggravated sex offenders. An aggravated sex offender is any offender who on or after November 1, 1999 is convicted or receives a suspended sentence or any probationary term for the crimes of Abuse or Neglect of Child/Child Beating (when sexual abuse or exploitation is involved), Incest, Forcible Sodomy, Rape in the First Degree, Rape in the Second Degree, Rape by Instrumentation, Lewd or Indecent Proposals or Acts to a Child Under 16, Sexual Battery of a Person Over 16, or any attempt to commit these crimes.

The designation as an aggravated sex offender is in addition to the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act. The aggravated designation will be for the lifetime of the aggravated sex offender. The registration file of an offender designated as aggravated will be flagged to indicate such designation. After an offender is designated as aggravated, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offender’s residence will be notified by the Sex Offender Registry Unit.

Habitual Sex Offender
57 O.S. 584 provides that certain sex offenders be designated by the Department of Corrections as habitual sex offenders. A sex offender is considered habitual:

1. Upon their second conviction or suspended sentence or probationary term for any of the crimes subject to sex offender registration, or

2. Any person who has been convicted of or received a suspended sentence or any probationary term for any crime subject to sex offender registration and who enters this state after November 1, 1997, and who has been convicted of an additional crime or attempted crime which, if committed or attempted in this state, would be a crime or an attempt to commit a crime subject to sex offender registration. The designation as a habitual sex offender is in addition to the registration requirements of the Sex Offenders Registration Act. The habitual designation will be for the lifetime of the habitual sex offender. The registration file of an offender designated as habitual will be flagged to indicate such designation. After an offender is designated as habitual, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offender’s residence will be notified by the Sex Offender Registry Unit.

Answer 2

Well, "aggravated" means "made graver," or worsened. Factors that make a crime "aggravated" are committing it with the aid of a weapon, inflicting injury, or committing that crime along with another crime, as when someone uses a gun to rob a bank or intimidate a rape victim so she/he doesn't resist and ends up shooting someone as well as doing the crime intended.

I am not a legal expert, but I believe that some of those lewd or indecent acts include exposure (flashing), inappropriate touching, involvement in pornography production, allowing a child to have access to porn, allowing a child to see adults involved in sexual activity, involving a child in prostitution, and sexual activity of any sort with an underage person, from fondling to rape. There are probably more acts that fit this definition; if you need more specificity, look up the state and federal statutes on sex crimes.

Answer 3

I think that lewd or indecent acts are that which didn't physically hurt the child and I think that agrivated are acts that did physically harm the child both mentally and physically.

Answer 4

There is a difference between an 18 year old having sex with a 17 year old and a 50 year old messing around with a 6 year old. The former is generally overlooked but the latter is vigorously prosecuted. As it should be.
Having said that, child molesters, pedo's etc., should they be convicted of that terrible crime, be taken out and shot. I have more respect for drug dealers.

Answer 5

Lewd acts would be taking photos or exposing children to pornography. Also it would be looking at them in the showers at the pool or other non-contact sexual acts. If it is aggravated it usually means a pattern of abuse or in a position of trust like a coach, babysitter, teacher or parent.