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ONLINE SEXUAL CORRUPTION OF MINOR SECOND DEGREE
163.432 Online sexual corruption of a child in the second degree. (1) A person commits the crime of online sexual corruption of a child in the second degree if the person is 18 years of age or older and:
(a) For the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the person or another person, knowingly uses an online communication to solicit a child to engage in sexual contact or sexually explicit conduct; and
(b) Offers or agrees to physically meet with the child.
(2) Online sexual corruption of a child in the second degree is a Class C felony.
163.431 Definitions for ORS 163.431 to 163.434. As used in ORS 163.431 to 163.434:
(1) “Child” means a person who the defendant reasonably believes to be under 16 years of age.
(2) “Online communication” means communication that occurs via telephone text messaging, electronic mail, personal or instant messaging, chat rooms, bulletin boards or any other transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, cellular system, electromagnetic system or other similar means.
(3) “Sexual contact” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.305.
(4) “Sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given that term in ORS 163.665.
(5) “Solicit” means to invite, request, seduce, lure, entice, persuade, prevail upon, coax, coerce or attempt to do so.