Engaging in Lewd Conduct refers to willfully touching one’s own or another person’s genitals, buttocks, or breasts in a public place or any location open to public view.

California Penal Code § 288(b)(1) makes it a felony to commit a lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14 when the act is carried out by force, violence, duress, menace or fear of immediate bodily injury

California Penal Code § 261 defines rape as non‑consensual sexual intercourse accomplished by force, fear or other prohibited means

California Penal Code § 288 criminalizes lewd or lascivious conduct with minors. These offenses—commonly referred to as child molestation—are among the most serious charges in California

California’s Sex‑Offender Registration Act requires people convicted of certain sex crimes to register with local law‑enforcement agencies