Wisconsin Law
First Degree (felony charge)
Sexual intercourse or sexual contact accomplished without consent, while armed with a dangerous weapon or anything used or fashioned like a weapon; assault while aided by another person; sexual activity with a child 12 years old or younger.
Second Degree (felony charge)
Sexual intercourse or sexual contact accomplished without consent, through the use or threat of violence, or with a person under 16 years old; assault that includes injury to the victim such as illness, disease, impairment of sexual or reproductive organs, or mental anguish requiring psychiatric care; assault with a person who the perpetrator knows is unconscious, mentally ill or mentally deficient.
Third Degree (felony charge)
Sexual intercourse accomplished without consent and without the aid of another person or use of weapons or other stipulations aforementioned with first and second degree sexual assault.
Fourth Degree (misdemeanor charge)
Any sexual contact with a person without that person’s consent. *A more extensive set of definitions can be found on the Web at http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/stuaffairs/rightsandresponsibilities.aspx.
Penalties for Conviction
Penalties for conviction of a criminal or civil action based on a crime of sexual assault range from fines, financial restitution, and probation to imprisonment depending on the degree of the assault.