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Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314 (2026)

Sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree;

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penalties.

     (a) An actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor
in the first degree if:

          (i) Being sixteen (16) years of age or older, the
actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than
thirteen (13) years of age;

          (ii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the
actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age, and the actor is the victim's legal
guardian or an individual specified in W.S. 6-4-402;

          (iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the
actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than
sixteen (16) years of age and the actor occupies a position of
authority in relation to the victim.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
a person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is
subject to imprisonment for not more than fifty (50) years,
unless the person convicted qualifies under W.S. 6-2-306(e).

     (c) A person convicted under paragraph (a)(i) of this
section, where the actor is at least twenty-one (21) years of
age, is subject to imprisonment for not less than twenty-five
(25) years nor more than fifty (50) years, unless the person
convicted qualified under W.S. 6-2-306(e).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 78 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: Douglas Howard Craft v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 41 (Wyo. 2013).
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Douglas Howard Craft v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 41 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 8× “(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree if: (iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact…”
Byron Nelson Griggs v. State, 2016 WY 16 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 3× “W.S. 6-2-314 or 6-2-3135 shall be punished by life.”
Winters v. State, 446 P.3d 191 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 4× “§ 6-2-201 (a)(ii), (b)(ii), and (d) (LexisNexis 2017) (Count 1), sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(i) and (c) (LexisNexis 2017) (Count 2), and sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree under Wyo.”
Jackson v. State, 445 P.3d 983 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 4× “Jackson with three felony counts of First-Degree Sexual Abuse of a Minor in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(i) and (c).”
Shaun Kenneth Hamilton v. State, 2017 WY 72 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 4× “Hamilton with one count of first-degree sexual assault in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 6-2-302 (a)(i) and 6-2-306(a)(i), one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor in violation of Wyo.”
Crain v. State, 2009 WY 128 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 5× “(a) Except under cireumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314 and 6-2-3815, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree if: (1) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor…”
Hathaway v. State, 399 P.3d 625 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 3× “Hathaway with three counts of first degree sexual abuse of a minor under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(i) (LexisNexis 2017): “(a) An actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree if: (i) Being sixteen (16) years of age or.”
Carrier v. State, 400 P.3d 358 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 4× “] Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 6-2-314 (a)(i) & 6-2-315(a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2017).”
Mersereau v. State, 286 P.3d 97 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 3× “The appellant was charged and convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2011), which states: (a) An actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree if: (ii) Being eighteen (18)…”
Andrew William Deeds, 2014 WY 124 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (@)@) (LexisNexis 2018).”
United States v. Rodriguez-Guzman, 506 F.3d 738 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “Code § 61-8D-5; Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 6-2-314 , 6-2-317.”
Ronald Leroy King v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 36 (Wyo. 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 6-2-304 (a)(ii) (repealed in 2007) for forcing MI to touch/stroke his penis “[o]n or between December 2000 [and] February 2001”; and (c) one count of first- degree sexual abuse of a minor in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(i) (LexisNexis 2021) for digitally…”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a) — 1 case
Jason Bradley McGill v. State, 2015 WY 132 (Wyo. 2015).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a)(f) — 1 case
Byron Nelson Griggs v. State, 2016 WY 16 (Wyo. 2016). “W.S. 6-2-314 or 6-2-3135 shall be punished by life.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a)(i) — 4 cases
Winters v. State, 446 P.3d 191 (Wyo. 2019). “§ 6-2-201 (a)(ii), (b)(ii), and (d) (LexisNexis 2017) (Count 1), sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-314 (a)(i) and (c) (LexisNexis 2017) (Count 2), and sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree under Wyo.”
Ronald S. Kammerer, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2014 WY 50 (Wyo. 2014).
Daniel Ray Bowlsby v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 72 (Wyo. 2013).
State, Off. of the Attorney Gen., Div. of Crim. Investigation v. Thomason, 2008 WY 143 (Wyo. 2008).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a)(if) — 1 case
State, Off. of the Attorney Gen., Div. of Crim. Investigation v. Thomason, 2008 WY 143 (Wyo. 2008).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a)(ii) — 5 cases
Douglas Howard Craft v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 41 (Wyo. 2013). “(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree if: (iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact…”
James Bullard Minter v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 35 (Wyo. 2023).
Ronald S. Kammerer, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2014 WY 50 (Wyo. 2014).
Peterson v. State, 270 P.3d 648 (Wyo. 2012).
Luis Antonio Flores-Gomez v. The State of Wyoming, 2020 WY 5 (Wyo. 2020).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(a)(iii) — 1 case
Jose D. Oliveres v. State, 2016 WY 39 (Wyo. 2016).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314(b) — 1 case
Douglas Howard Craft v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 41 (Wyo. 2013). “(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree if: (iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact…”
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