What Is 2nd Degree CSC

Second-degree criminal sexual conduct is a serious felony offense involving unwanted sexual touching, in many instances of a minor, a person with a mental or physical disability, or someone over whom you hold the power that you are suspected of using to coerce sexual activity. In other states, second-degree criminal sexual conduct might be charged as sexual battery or child molestation if the victim is a minor under a certain age.



If you are convicted of second-degree sex crime, the consequences you face are severe, and some are life-long. You may be sentenced to years in prison, may be ordered to pay costly criminal fines and court costs, must submit to electronic monitoring for the rest of your life, have a permanent criminal record as a sex offender, limited in where you can live and may be denied housing because of your criminal record,you may lose your job or be turned down for work because of your felony record, and you’ll be restricted from doing certain kinds of jobs.


A person is guilty of a second degree CSC felony if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person combined with the other person is under 13, the other person is between 13 and 16 and the accused is a member of the same household, a relative by blood or affinity to the fourth degree, sexual contact occurs alongside another felony, the accused has one or more persons helping him or her, the accused is armed with a weapon or article used to imitate a weapon.


In general, the best practice is to hire a criminal defense lawyer for any criminal charge or investigation. Second degree CSC charges are some of the most serious charges under the law. The convicted offender faces up to 15 years in prison and electronic lifetime monitoring. Additionally, offenders will be listed on sex offender registry, which is something almost all registered sex offenders hate, because they face public humiliation.


2nd degree criminal sexual conduct is one of four degrees of criminal sexual conduct offenses. The majority of  sex crimes are dealt with in one of the four degrees of CSC. Second degree CSC charges involve allegations of illegal and aggravated sexual contact against another individual.


Defending against an allegation of CSC second degree can be difficult. This is especially true because, in many cases, the only evidence the jury will hear is the testimony of an alleged victim. Often that witness will be a child who will invoke a sympathetic response from jurors. Many CSC charges involve taking testimony from children. This requires special skill and training which many trial attorneys do not have.


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