Oral Sexual Battery - Louisiana Sexual Assault Laws

In Louisiana, the criminal charge of Oral Sexual Battery is classified as a Statutory Felony.

Oral Sexual Battery Crime & Punishment in Louisiana :

The Louisiana code § 14:43.3 defines one degrees of the crime oral sexual battery, each with associated punishments. The degree of the crime depends on the specifics of the crime committed, with higher degrees of the charge generally receiving harsher punishments.

Severity	Oral Sexual Battery - Charge Description	Punishment
Felony STATUTORY	If offender was 17 years of age or over and victim was age 65 or older. If offender was 17 years of age or over and victim was incapable, through unsoundness of mind, and the offender knew or should have known of the victim’s incapacity. If offender was 17 years of age or over and victim was has paraplegia, quadriplegia, is otherwise physically incapable of preventing the act. If offender was 17 years of age or over and victim was under age 13.	Up to 10 years in prison (with or without hard labor) without probation/parole/ suspension

Louisiana law allows oral sexual battery to be enforced as a statutory charge. This means that this charge can be applied to cases in which the victim is younger than the Louisiana Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.

Oral Sexual Battery is a charge that is unique to Louisiana. Crimes that would be prosecuted as oral sexual battery in Louisiana will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.

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