Attorney's Note

Under the Wisconsin Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class I felonyup to 3 years 6 monthsup to $10,000
Class A misdemeanorup to 9 monthsup to $10,000
For details, see § 939.50 and § 939.51

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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 948.10

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Whoever, for purposes of sexual arousal or sexual gratification, causes a child to expose genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts or exposes genitals, pubic area, or intimate parts to a child is guilty of the following:
      (a)    Except as provided in par. (b), a Class I felony.
      (b)    A Class A misdemeanor if any of the following applies:
         1.    The actor is a child when the violation occurs.
         2.    At the time of the violation, the actor had not attained the age of 19 years and was not more than 4 years older than the child.
   (2)   Subsection (1) does not apply under any of the following circumstances:
      (a)    The child is the defendant‘s spouse.
      (b)    A mother’s breast-feeding of her child.