MISSISSIPPI : Rape/Molestation Statutes of Limitation
A person is guilty of sexual battery if he or she engages in sexual penetration with:
1. Another person without his or her consent;
2. A mentally defective, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person;
3. A child at least fourteen (14) but under sixteen (16) years of age, if the person is thirty-six (36) or more months older than the child; or
4. A child under the age of fourteen (14) years of age, if the person is twenty-four (24) or more months older than the child.
5. A child under the age of eighteen (18) years if the person is in a position of trust or authority over the child including without limitation the child's teacher, counselor, physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, minister, priest, physical therapist, chiropractor, legal guardian, parent, stepparent, aunt, uncle, scout leader or coach.
("Sexual penetration" includes cunnilingus, fellatio, buggery or pederasty, any penetration of the genital or anal openings of another person's body by any part of a person's body, and insertion of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body.)
The statute of limitations for sexual battery in Mississippi is two (2) years.
Bob commits sexual battery against Jane. She has two (2) years from the date the crime happened to press charges againt Bob for his actions.
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