§ 130.53 Persistent sexual abuse.
A person is guilty of persistent sexual abuse when he or she stands
convicted of sexual abuse in the third degree, as defined in section
130.55 of this article, or sexual abuse in the second degree, as defined
in section 130.60 of this article, and, within the previous ten year
period, has been convicted two or more times, in separate criminal tran-
sactions for which sentence was imposed on separate occasions, of sexual
abuse in the third degree as defined in section 130.55 of this article,
or sexual abuse in the second degree, as defined in section 130.60 of
this article.
Persistent sexual abuse is a class E felony.
Effective 2/1/01. See Comment.