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Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 11.41.436(a)(6)
Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Second Degree - Defendant in Position of Authority
, the defendant in this case, has been charged with the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.
To prove that the defendant committed this crime, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements:
(1) the defendant knowingly engaged in sexual penetration with [initials of child];
(2) the defendant was 18 years of age or older at the time of the sexual penetration;
(3) [initials of child] was 16 or 17 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration;
(4) [initials of child] was at least three years younger than the defendant at the time of the sexual penetration;
(5) at the time of the sexual penetration, the defendant occupied a position of authority in relation to [initials of child]; and
(6) the defendant recklessly disregarded that they occupied a position of authority in relation to [initials of child].
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 11.41.436(a)(6), dated Revised 2026; list of updates: January 2026. Prepared by the Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
40ec1a280dd40b8ee8002cbaaafe396973ce334052ba0a1be75ab8bededd5fc5
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