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2018 Georgia Code 16-6-16 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 16-6-16 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 16-6-16

TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 6. Sexual Offenses, 16-6-1 through 16-6-25.

ARTICLE 9 NOTICE OF CONVICTION AND RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS

16-6-16. Masturbation for hire.

  1. A person, including a masseur or masseuse, commits the offense of masturbation for hire when he erotically stimulates the genital organs of another, whether resulting in orgasm or not, by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse or by instrumental manipulation for money or the substantial equivalent thereof.
  2. A person committing the offense of masturbation for hire shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1933, § 26-2021, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 402, § 1.)

Cross references.

- Affirmative defense to certain sexual crimes, § 16-3-6.

Law reviews.

- For article, "Constitutional Criminal Litigation," see 32 Mercer L. Rev. 993 (1981).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Contact or manipulation must be of genital organs and not other parts of the body. Harwell v. State, 237 Ga. 226, 227 S.E.2d 344 (1976).

Agreement for exact amount of money not required.

- Sexual massage was performed for money, even though agreement was not reached on exact price. Pak v. State, 206 Ga. App. 78, 424 S.E.2d 292 (1992).

Sufficiency of charge.

- Accusation referring to a "masturbation for hire" and referencing O.C.G.A. § 16-6-16 sufficiently charged defendant. Pak v. State, 206 Ga. App. 78, 424 S.E.2d 292 (1992).

Cited in Pace v. City of Atlanta, 135 Ga. App. 399, 218 S.E.2d 128 (1975); Whitehead v. Hasty, 235 Ga. App. 331, 219 S.E.2d 443 (1975); Fluker v. State, 248 Ga. 290, 282 S.E.2d 112 (1981); Pabey v. State, 262 Ga. App. 272, 585 S.E.2d 200 (2003); 2025 Highway, L.L.C. v. Bibb County, 377 F. Supp. 2d 1310 (M.D. Ga. 2005).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- White Slave Traffic Act (Mann Act) as affecting constitutionality or application of state statutes dealing with prostitution, 161 A.L.R. 356.

Regulation of masseurs, 17 A.L.R.2d 1183.

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