Types of Arizona Sex Crimes Offenses 

People convicted of sexual offense crimes in Arizona are severely penalized with long prison sentences. If you get a prison term, once released you can expect to be supervised for a very long period of time. You may even need to register as a sexual offender for the rest of your life. This can severely impact your life and livelihood. It can also affect your ability to get a job or continue your career.

Some common sex-related offenses in Arizona include:

• Indecent exposure. This offense requires proof that you exposed your genitals, anus, and/or breasts to another person. That other person could have been alarmed or offended. If the victim of this offense was 15 years of age or over, you are facing a prison sentence. If the victim is younger, this offense is a felony and carries a presumptive prison sentence of one year at the minimum.
• Public sexual indecency. Public sexual indecency alleges that you committed an act of sexual contact, sexual intercourse or oral sex, or an act of bestiality in the presence of a victim. The “victim” need not be the person upon whom these acts are committed. Instead, the victim need only be in your presence when these actions are committed. They also need to have been alarmed or offended by the act.
• Sexual abuse. Sexual contact with a person over the age of 15 without that person’s consent is sexual abuse. Sexual contact with the breast of a victim under the age of 15 is also sexual abuse. The presumptive prison sentence for this offense can range from 18 months to 42 months depending on the age of the victim.
• Sexual assault. Sexual assault is sometimes referred to as rape and involves having sexual intercourse or oral sex with another person without that person’s consent. A first offense can be punished by a presumptive sentence of 7 years; additional convictions can raise this presumption to nearly 16 years in prison.
• Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Child Molestation. When adult engages in sexual conduct with a minor, the adult can be charged with a crime. This can occur even if the minor consented. Depending on the nature of the sexual conduct, the penalties can be severe. This includes prison and/or lifetime probation and registration as a sex-offender.