Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.434
Provisions applicable to online sexual corruption of a child
Oregon · Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 — Offenses Against Persons · Status: effective
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- Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.434, Provisions applicable to online sexual corruption of a child, Oregon, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2472428
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(1) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree that the person was not more than three years older than the person reasonably believed the child to be.
(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution for online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree that the person was in fact communicating with a law enforcement officer, as defined in ORS 163.730, or a person working under the direction of a law enforcement officer, who is 16 years of age or older.
(3) Online sexual corruption of a child in the first or second degree is committed in either the county in which the communication originated or the county in which the communication was received.