Lewd Lascivious Battery involves sex activity with which age range?

• A. Sex activity with person 12 or older but less than 16
• B. Sex activity with person 16 or older but less than 18
• C. Sex activity with person 14 or older
• D. Sex activity with person under 12

Answer: (A)

Lewd Lascivious Battery is defined by the victim’s age being within a narrow range that the statute targets for this specific offense. The offense applies when sexual activity occurs with a person who is at least 12 years old but younger than 16. That’s why the correct age range is 12 or older but less than 16: it fits the statutory bracket for this charge, distinguishing it from acts with younger children (who fall under different offenses) or with older teens (who are outside this specific provision).