Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Re: Aggrevated sexual assault

Aggravated Sexual Assault is defined in the Texas Penal Code 22.021

(a) A person commits an offense: (1) if the person: (A) intentionally or knowingly (i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of another person by any means, without that person's consent; (ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of another person by the sexual organ of the actor, without that person's consent; or iii) causes the sexual organ of another person, without that person's consent, to contact or penetrate the

mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or (B) intentionally or knowingly: (i) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child by any means; (ii) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child by the sexual organ of the actor; (iii) causes the sexual organ of a child to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another

person, including the actor; (iv) causes the anus of a child to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the

actor; or (v) causes the mouth of a child to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; and (2) A) the person: (i) causes serious bodily injury or

attempts to cause the death of the victim or another person in the course of the same criminal episode; (ii) by acts or words places the victim in fear that death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping will be imminently inflicted on any person; (iii) by acts or words occurring in the

presence of the victim threatens to cause the death, serious bodily injury, or kidnapping of any person; (iv) uses or exhibits a deadly weapon in the course of the same criminal episode; (v) acts in concert with another who engages in conduct described by Subdivision (1) directed toward the

same victim and occurring during the course of the same criminal episode; or (vi) administers or provides flunitrazepam, otherwise known as rohypnol, gamma hydroxybutyrate, or ketamine to the victim of the offense with the intent of facilitating the commission of the offense; (B) the victim is younger than 14 years of age; (C) the victim is an elderly individual or a disabled individual.