Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.777(a)

DANGEROUS CRIME AGAINST A CHILD

In order to find Defendant guilty of a Dangerous Crime Against a Child,

you must find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a

reasonable doubt:

(1) Defendant committed a dangerous crime against a child; and

(2) The child was less than 14 years of age at the time of the charged

offense.

It is no defense to the charge of Dangerous Crime Against a Child that

Defendant did not know the child’s age at the time of the crime or reasonably

believed the child had reached their fourteenth (14) birthday or was not younger

than fourteen (14) at the time of the crime.

It is an affirmative defense to the charge of Dangerous Crime Against a

Child that Defendant believed the child was over the age of 16 years of age.

“Dangerous crime” under this section is: rape in the first, second, third or

fourth degree; sex offender unlawful sexual conduct against a child; sexual abuse

of a child by a person in a position of trust, authority or supervision in the first or

second degree; sexual exploitation of a child; dealing in child pornography;

possession of child pornography; or sexual solicitation of a child.