sexual offence definition

sexual offence means an offence —
sexual offence means an offence referred to in paragraphs 5 to 11A of Part 1, or paragraphs 4 to 7A of Part 2 of the Schedule;”;
sexual offence means a criminal offence involving sexual activity or actions of indecency or any act which exposes a child to, or involves a child in, sexual activity or matters beyond his or her understanding or contrary to accepted community standards. Sexually offence behaviours can include the fondling of genitals, masturbation, oral sex, vaginal or anal penetration by a penis, finger or any other object, fondling of breasts, voyeurism, exhibitionism, and exposing the child to or involving the child in pornography. It includes child grooming, which includes actions deliberately undertaken with the aim of befriending and establishing an emotional connection with a child (or the child’s carer, family or supervisor) to lower the child’s inhibitions and prepare them for engagement in a sexual offence.

More Definitions of sexual offence

sexual offence means an offence specified in Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003;
sexual offence means an offence under section 42 as respects which the corresponding offence under the law of England and Wales is—
sexual offence means an offence under sections 151 to 173 of the Criminal Code or an equivalent offence contained in a federal or state statute of the United States of America or any other country;
sexual offence means an offence as defined in s4(1) of the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958 (Vic)5 and in relation to a jurisdiction outside Victoria, has the meaning given it by the applicable legislation of that jurisdiction;
sexual offence means sexual offence as defined in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act 32 of 2007), and any offence of a sexual nature in any other law;
sexual offence means a sexual offence involving a child as the victim under the Crimes Act 2013 or other enactment, and includes a sexual offence involving a child as the victim committed in another country;
sexual offence means rape, sexual assault (within the meaning of section 2 of theCriminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990), aggravated sexual assault (within the meaning of section 3 of that Act), rape under section 4 of that Act or an offence under—