Indiana HB1312 amends criminal law to define aggravated child molesting and set penalties.

Indiana HB1312 amends the Indiana Code to define "aggravated child molesting" as child molesting involving sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct, committed by a person at least twenty-one years of age against a victim less than twelve years of age. The state may seek either a death sentence or a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a person convicted of this offense. The jury or court must find that the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole is appropriate considering the nature of the offense and the character of the defendant.

Indiana HB1312 amends criminal law to define aggravated child molesting and set penalties.

Indiana HB1312 amends the Indiana Code to define "aggravated child molesting" as child molesting involving sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct, committed by a person at least twenty-one years of age against a victim less than twelve years of age. The state may seek either a death sentence or a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a person convicted of this offense. The jury or court must find that the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole is appropriate considering the nature of the offense and the character of the defendant.