Sweetwater County Sexual Assault Defense Attorneys

Personalized Advocacy to Defend You in Court in Wyoming

Sexual assault is one of the most serious sex crimes you can be accused of. There are several types of sexual assault crimes defined under Wyoming law, but they all carry serious consequences that can last a lifetime. If you are facing sexual assault allegations, contact The Law Offices of Hampton & Newman, L.C. immediately for legal support. Our trial attorneys are aggressive defenders who will tailor a defense strategy unique to your charges. We’re here to defend you and assert your rights as a defendant.

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Types of Sexual Assault

Wyoming law addresses a range of sexual assault offenses, including first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and third-degree sexual assault. 

First-degree sexual assault involves inflicting sexual intrusion (oral, genital, or anal intercourse or penetration with an object or body part) on another person and:

• causing the alleged victim to submit through the actual use of physical force or forcible confinement;
• causing the alleged victim to submit by threatening death, serious bodily injury, extreme physical pain, or kidnapping, and the alleged victim reasonably believes that the defendant has the ability to execute those threats;
• knowing that the alleged victim is physically helpless and has not consented; or
• knowing that the alleged victim has a mental illness, mental deficiency, or developmental disability that renders them incapable of judging the situation.

Second-degree sexual assault involves inflicting sexual intrusion and:

• threatening retaliation against the alleged victim’s family; 
• preventing resistance from the alleged victim; 
• knowingly administering a substance to the alleged victim that would impair them; 
• knowingly carrying on the attack while the alleged victim erroneously believes they are their spouse; 
• being in a position of authority over the alleged victim; 
• being an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of a government or privately operated adult or juvenile correctional system; or
• being an employee or volunteer of a public or private school and being more than four years older than the alleged victim.

A person may also be guilty of sexual assault in the second degree if they subject another person to: 

• sexual contact (sexual touching without penetration) or sexual intrusion in their capacity as a healthcare provider while providing care, treatment, services, or procedures to maintain or treat the patient; or
• sexual contact and cause serious bodily injury to the alleged victim under any of the above circumstances.

Lastly, third-degree sexual assault is a sexual assault that does not classify as first- or second-degree sexual assault and involves subjecting the alleged victim to sexual contact under any of the previously mentioned situations without inflicting sexual intrusion and without causing serious bodily injury.

First-degree sexual assault is a felony punishable by five to 50 years in prison; second-degree sexual assault is a felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison; and third-degree sexual assault is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The sentence may increase if the defendant has prior convictions for sexual assault.