Sexual Battery

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Sexual battery is the uninvited and/or unwanted touching of a person in an inappropriate manner without that person’s consent. The touching is typically classified as being sexual in nature, and can ultimately include penetration of some kind of the person who is receiving the sexual battery.

According to California Penal Code 243.4:

(a) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and if the touching is against the will of the person touched and is for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, is guilty of sexual battery

(b) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person who is institutionalized for medical treatment and who is seriously disabled or medically incapacitated, if the touching is against the will of the person touched, and if the touching is for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, is guilty of sexual battery

(c) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, and the victim is at the time unconscious of the nature of the act because the perpetrator fraudulently represented that the touching served a professional purpose, is guilty of sexual battery

(d) Any person who, for the purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, causes another, against that person’s will while that person is unlawfully restrained either by the accused or an accomplice, or is institutionalized for medical treatment and is seriously disabled or medically incapacitated, to masturbate or touch an intimate part of either of those persons or a third person, is guilty of sexual battery

(e) Any person who touches an intimate part of another person, if the touching is against the will of the person touched, and is for the specific purpose of sexual arousal, sexual gratification, or sexual abuse, is guilty of misdemeanor sexual battery

There does not need to be evidence present to have sexual assault charges brought against a person. Consequently, sexual battery often becomes a case of one party’s word against another, particularly since physical evidence of sexual battery is often lacking. As a result, false accusations can easily be made, and innocent people can easily be punished for no apparent reason. Punishment for sexual battery in California can include imprisonment of up to four years, and and/or a fine not exceeding $10,000, both dependant upon the severity of the case.

Regardless of penalty, it is of the utmost importance that you have someone on your side that will protect your rights and ensure that you are given every opportunity to clear your good name and profess your innocence. At The Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf, our skilled sexual battery lawyers have years of experience handling cases centered-around sex crimes, particularly sexual battery. Please feel free to contact our knowledgeable Los Angeles sexual battery defense lawyers today for a free consultation, and we will see to it that your rights are completely upheld in a court of law.