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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.3 (2026)

Second degree child molestation sexual assault

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A person is guilty of a second degree child molestation sexual assault if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person fourteen (14) years of age or under.

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Cited in 93 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: State v. Dubois, 36 A.3d 191 (R.I. 2012).
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State v. Dubois, 36 A.3d 191 (R.I. 2012). · cites it 6× “1956 § 11-37-4, and five counts of second-degree child molestation in violation of § 11-37-8.3. The information charged that the offenses occurred between 1992 and 1998.”
State v. Pereira, 973 A.2d 19 (R.I. 2009). · cites it 8× “2 (count 1), one count of second-degree sexual assault against his niece, Kim, in violation of §§ 11-37-4(A), 11-37-5 (count 2), and one count of second-degree child molestation sexual assault against Kim, in violation of §§ 11-37-8.3, 11-37-8.4 (count 3). [1] After a trial,…”
State v. Mohapatra, 880 A.2d 802 (R.I. 2005). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Kailash Mohapatra (defendant), appeals from a Superior Court conviction of one count of second-degree child molestation in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-37-8.3. This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on February 3, 2005, pursuant to an order…”
State v. Harris, 844 S.W.2d 601 (Tenn. 1992). · cites it 4× “605 R.I.Gen Laws §§ 11-37-8.3, Second degree child 6-30 years 11-37-8.”
State v. Ricardo Florez, 138 A.3d 789 (R.I. 2016). · cites it 2× “On March 31, 2014, a Providence County Superior Court jury' found the defendant, Ricardo Florez (defendant or Florez), guilty of one count of second-degree child molestation sexual assault (sexual contact with a person fourteen years of age or under) in violation of G.L.1956 §§…”
State v. Hak, 963 A.2d 921 (R.I. 2009). · cites it 3× “1 and two counts of second-degree child molestation in violation of § 11-37-8.3. The trial justice denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial on October 6, 2003.”
State v. Merida, 960 A.2d 228 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 2× “On May 9, 2006, a jury found the defendant, Javier Merida, guilty of the following felonies: one count of second-degree child molestation in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-37-8.3 and two counts of first-degree child molestation in violation of § 11-37-8.”
State v. Jesse S. Perry., 182 A.3d 558 (R.I. 2018). · cites it 3× “1, and one count of second-degree child molestation sexual assault, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-37-8.3. The trial justice sentenced the defendant to two life sentences, to run concurrently, on each count of first-degree child molestation sexual assault, and a thirty-year…”
Chapdelaine v. State, 32 A.3d 937 (R.I. 2011). · cites it 2× “I Procedural History In 2003, applicant was charged by criminal information with three counts of second-degree child molestation in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-37-8.3. The applicant pled not guilty, and a jury trial commenced on March 31, 2004.”
In Re Richard A., 946 A.2d 204 (R.I. 2008). · cites it 3× “3 The second petition alleged second-degree child molestation sexual assault on Jennifer, in violation of § 11-37-8.3. 4 That same day, the Family Court issued a no-contact order, restraining respondent from having any contact with Jennifer.”
State v. John Rainey, 175 A.3d 1169 (R.I. 2018). · cites it 2× “2; and (3) between April 1, 1992 and August 30, 1992, sexual contact, to wit, hand to breast, with Anna, a person fourteen years of age or under, in violation of §§ 11-37-8.3 and 11-37-8.4. At the time of defendant’s trial in 2013, Anna was thirty-four years old; she testified…”
State v. Ibrahim, 862 A.2d 787 (R.I. 2004). · cites it 2× “Ibrahim, from a Superior Court judgment of conviction entered on February 7, 2002, after a guilty verdict by a jury on one count of second-degree child molestation sexual assault in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-37-8.3 and § 11-37-8.4. 1 The defendant had been charged with…”
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