18 U.S.C. § 2244 : US Code - Section 2244: Abusive sexual contact

Search 18 U.S.C. § 2244 : US Code - Section 2244: Abusive sexual contact

(a) Sexual Conduct in Circumstances Where Sexual Acts Are
Punished by This Chapter. - Whoever, in the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal
prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons
are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or
agreement with the Attorney General (!1) knowingly engages in or
causes sexual contact with or by another person, if so to do would
violate -
(1) section 2241 of this title had the sexual contact been a
sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than ten years, or both;
(2) section 2242 of this title had the sexual contact been a
sexual act, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than three years, or both;
(3) subsection (a) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual
contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than two years, or both; or
(4) subsection (b) of section 2243 of this title had the sexual
contact been a sexual act, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
(b) In Other Circumstances. - Whoever, in the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal
prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons
are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or
agreement with the Attorney General (!1) knowingly engages in
sexual contact with another person without that other person's
permission shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than two years, or both.
(c) Offenses Involving Young Children. - If the sexual contact
that violates this section is with an individual who has not
attained the age of 12 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that
may be imposed for the offense shall be twice that otherwise
provided in this section.