Sexual violence means any one incident of sexual battery, or a lewd or lascivious act committed on or in the presence of someone younger than 16 years of age.

Sexual violence means any one incident of sexual battery, or a lewd or lascivious act committed on or in the presence of someone younger than 16 years of age.

• A. The above.
• B. Only when the victim is an adult.
• C. Only with a weapon.
• D. Only if the act is witnessed by a third party.

Answer: (A)

Sexual violence in this context is defined by acts involving a minor under 16, specifically either sexual battery (unlawful sexual contact) or a lewd or lascivious act. The key point is that the act can be committed on the minor or in the minor’s presence, and the minor must be under 16. The age threshold is what makes the act illegal, and no weapon or additional witness requirement is needed for it to qualify. Because it doesn’t require an adult victim, a weapon, or a third-party witness, those extra conditions in the other choices aren’t part of the definition. This description accurately captures the scope of the offense.

Sexual violence in this context is defined by acts involving a minor under 16, specifically either sexual battery (unlawful sexual contact) or a lewd or lascivious act. The key point is that the act can be committed on the minor or in the minor’s presence, and the minor must be under 16. The age threshold is what makes the act illegal, and no weapon or additional witness requirement is needed for it to qualify.

Because it doesn’t require an adult victim, a weapon, or a third-party witness, those extra conditions in the other choices aren’t part of the definition. This description accurately captures the scope of the offense.