s 208HD
In forceCompelling indecent touching or act – without consent
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part VIASexual offences
Division 2Sexual acts committed without consent
208HD Compelling indecent touching or act – without consent
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally compels, by force or otherwise, another person:
(i)
to touch any part of the other person's own body; or
(ii)
to touch, or to be touched by, someone else or an animal; or
(iii)
to engage in an act; and
(b)
the touching or act is indecent; and
(c) the other person does not consent to the touching or act and the person is reckless in relation to the other person's lack of consent.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or, for an aggravated offence, 7 years.
(2)
Absolute liability applies to subsection (1)(b).
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