Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 709.18 (2026)
Sexual abuse of a corpse
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1. A person commits sexual abuse of a human corpse if the person knowingly and intentionally engages in a sex act, as defined in section 702.17, with a human corpse.
2. A person who violates this section commits a class “D” felony. 96 Acts, ch 1006, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 91, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1074, §4 Referred to in §692A.102 \n
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Jesse William Smith, 30 N.W.3d 52 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
State of Iowa v. Jesse William Smith, 30 N.W.3d 52 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “See Iowa Code § 709.18 (“A person commits sexual abuse of a human corpse if the person knowingly and intentionally engages in a sex act .”
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