(a) A person is guilty of commercial sexual abuse of a minor when: (1) Such person pays a fee to a minor or third person as compensation for a minor having engaged in sexual conduct with such person; (2) such person pays or agrees to pay a fee to a minor or a third person pursuant to an understanding that in return for such fee the minor will engage in sexual conduct with such person; or (3) such person solicits or requests to engage in sexual conduct with a minor, or any other person that such person reasonably believes to be a minor, in return for a fee.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, commercial sexual abuse of a minor is a class B felony.
(c) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor is a class A felony if the minor has not attained fifteen years of age.
(d) For purposes of this section, “minor” means a person who has not attained eighteen years of age.
(P.A. 17-32, S. 4.)