(a) As used in this section:(1) “Bribe” means to offer or bestow any property, gift, good, or service or to withhold any property, gift, good or service with the purpose of garnering acceptance, cooperation, or compliance; and(2) “Disseminates” means to allow to view, expose, furnish, present, sell, or otherwise distribute.
(1) “Bribe” means to offer or bestow any property, gift, good, or service or to withhold any property, gift, good or service with the purpose of garnering acceptance, cooperation, or compliance; and
(2) “Disseminates” means to allow to view, expose, furnish, present, sell, or otherwise distribute.
(b) A person commits sexually grooming a child if, with the purpose to entice, induce, or groom a child thirteen (13) years of age or younger to engage with a person in sexual intercourse, sexually explicit conduct, or deviate sexual activity, he or she:(1) Disseminates to the child with or without consideration a visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct; or(2) Bribes or attempts to bribe the child to participate in sexual intercourse, sexually explicit conduct, or deviate sexual activity.
(1) Disseminates to the child with or without consideration a visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct; or
(2) Bribes or attempts to bribe the child to participate in sexual intercourse, sexually explicit conduct, or deviate sexual activity.
(c) Sexually grooming a child is a:(1) Class D felony if the actor is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; or(2) Class A misdemeanor if the actor is younger than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(1) Class D felony if the actor is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; or
(2) Class A misdemeanor if the actor is younger than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor was not more than three (3) years older than the victim.
(e) It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor does not know the age of the child or believes the child is fourteen (14) years of age or older.