West Virginia Code
Article 8D. Child Abuse
§61-8D-5. Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust to a Child; Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust Allowing Sexual Abuse to Be Inflicted Upon a Child; Displaying of Sex Organs by a Parent...

(a) In addition to any other offenses set forth in this code, the Legislature hereby declares a separate and distinct offense under this subsection, as follows: If any parent, guardian or custodian of or other person in a position of trust in relation to a child under his or her care, custody or control, shall engage in or attempt to engage in sexual exploitation of, or in sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with, a child under his or her care, custody or control, notwithstanding the fact that the child may have willingly participated in such conduct, or the fact that the child may have consented to such conduct or the fact that the child may have suffered no apparent physical injury or mental or emotional injury as a result of such conduct, then such parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a correctional facility not less than ten nor more than twenty years, or fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 and imprisoned in a correctional facility not less than ten years nor more than twenty years.
(b) Any parent, guardian, custodian or other person in a position of trust in relation to the child who knowingly procures, authorizes, or induces another person to engage in or attempt to engage in sexual exploitation of, or sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with, a child under the care, custody or control of such parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust when such child is less than sixteen years of age, notwithstanding the fact that the child may have willingly participated in such conduct or the fact that the child may have suffered no apparent physical injury or mental or emotional injury as a result of such conduct, such parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a correctional facility not less than five years nor more than fifteen years, or fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and imprisoned in a correctional facility not less than five years nor more than fifteen years.
(c) Any parent, guardian, custodian or other person in a position of trust in relation to the child who knowingly procures, authorizes, or induces another person to engage in or attempt to engage in sexual exploitation of, or sexual intercourse, sexual intrusion or sexual contact with, a child under the care, custody or control of such parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust when such child is sixteen years of age or older, notwithstanding the fact that the child may have consented to such conduct or the fact that the child may have suffered no apparent physical injury or mental or emotional injury as a result of such conduct, then such parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a correctional facility not less than one year nor more than five years.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a custodian or person in a position of trust whose age exceeds the age of the child by less than four years.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment

Article 8D. Child Abuse

§61-8D-1. Definitions

§61-8D-1a. Emmaleigh’s Law

§61-8D-2. Murder of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Refusal or Failure to Supply Necessities, or by Delivery, Administration or Ingestion of a Controlled Substance; Penalties

§61-8D-2a. Death of a Child by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian or Other Person by Child Abuse; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3. Child Abuse Resulting in Injury; Child Abuse Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-3a. Female Genital Mutilation; Penalties; Definitions

§61-8D-4. Child Neglect Resulting in Injury; Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-4a. Child Neglect Resulting in Death; Criminal Penalties

§61-8D-5. Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust to a Child; Parent, Guardian, Custodian or Person in a Position of Trust Allowing Sexual Abuse to Be Inflicted Upon a Child; Displaying of Sex Organs by a Parent...

§61-8D-5a. Verbal Abuse of Noncommunicative Child; Penalties

§61-8D-6. Sending, Distributing, Exhibiting, Possessing, Displaying or Transporting Material by a Parent, Guardian or Custodian, Depicting a Child Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct; Penalty

§61-8D-7. Presentation of False Information Regarding Child's Injuries; Penalty

§61-8D-8. Testimony of Husband and Wife

§61-8D-9. Convictions for Offenses Against Children

§61-8D-10. Contributing to Delinquency of a Child; Penalties; Payment of Medical Costs; Proof; Court Discretion; Other Payments; Suspended Sentence; Maintenance and Care; Temporary Custody