Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons
ORS 163.434 Provisions applicable to online sexual corruption of a child
It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree that the person was not more than three years older than the person reasonably believed the child to be.
It is not a defense to a prosecution for online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree that the person was in fact communicating with a law enforcement officer, as defined in ORS 163.730, or a person working under the direction of a law enforcement officer, who is 16 years of age or older.
Online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree is committed in either the county in which the communication originated or the county in which the communication was received.
Note: See note under 163.431.
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