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KENNETH LAWRENCE was booked in Giles County on Aug 17, 2023 on 12 felonies, including Rape of a Child and 18 other charges.
Charges (19)
Rape of a Child
Original: RAPE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to sexually penetrate a child who is more than 8 years old but less than 13 years old. This is a Class A felony punishable by 15-60 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence in Range II (a sentencing guideline range). The court cannot impose a sentence lower than Range II. Additionally, the board of parole may require satellite-based monitoring (GPS tracking) for the entire supervision period.
Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Original: CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to engage in a pattern of sexual abuse of a child—meaning committing three or more separate incidents of child sexual abuse involving the same child, at least one incident involving each of three or more different children, or five or more incidents involving two or more different children where the incidents share common characteristics or methods. This is a Class C felony punishable by 3-15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, and can be enhanced to Class A or B felony depending on the specific circumstances.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Incest
Original: INCEST
Engaging in sexual penetration with a close blood relative or family member (including parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, step-relations, or adoptive relations, or siblings) is incest. The penalty is 3-15 years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines. If the victim is a minor, the offense is elevated to a Class B felony with a mandatory minimum Range II sentence (8-30 years), though sentencing can go higher into Range III if appropriate.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Incest
Original: INCEST
Engaging in sexual penetration with a close blood relative or family member (including parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, step-relations, or adoptive relations, or siblings) is incest. The penalty is 3-15 years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines. If the victim is a minor, the offense is elevated to a Class B felony with a mandatory minimum Range II sentence (8-30 years), though sentencing can go higher into Range III if appropriate.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
Original: CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to engage in a pattern of sexual abuse of a child—meaning committing three or more separate incidents of child sexual abuse involving the same child, at least one incident involving each of three or more different children, or five or more incidents involving two or more different children where the incidents share common characteristics or methods. This is a Class C felony punishable by 3-15 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, and can be enhanced to Class A or B felony depending on the specific circumstances.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Incest
Original: INCEST
Engaging in sexual penetration with a close blood relative or family member (including parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, step-relations, or adoptive relations, or siblings) is incest. The penalty is 3-15 years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines. If the victim is a minor, the offense is elevated to a Class B felony with a mandatory minimum Range II sentence (8-30 years), though sentencing can go higher into Range III if appropriate.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Offense of Solicitation of a Minor
Original: SOLICITATION OF MINOR TO OBSERVE SEXUAL CONDUCT
This offense makes it illegal for an adult (age 18 or older) to ask, request, or try to persuade a minor (under 18) through phone, text, email, or internet to engage in sexual acts like rape or sexual battery. A first conviction is punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and $2,500 in fines (Class A misdemeanor). If the victim is under 13, or if there are prior convictions, the charge increases to a Class E felony with 1-6 years in prison.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Rape of a Child
Original: RAPE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to sexually penetrate a child who is more than 8 years old but less than 13 years old. This is a Class A felony punishable by 15-60 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence in Range II (a sentencing guideline range). The court cannot impose a sentence lower than Range II. Additionally, the board of parole may require satellite-based monitoring (GPS tracking) for the entire supervision period.
Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000
Incest
Original: INCEST
Engaging in sexual penetration with a close blood relative or family member (including parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, step-relations, or adoptive relations, or siblings) is incest. The penalty is 3-15 years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines. If the victim is a minor, the offense is elevated to a Class B felony with a mandatory minimum Range II sentence (8-30 years), though sentencing can go higher into Range III if appropriate.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Rape of a Child
Original: RAPE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to sexually penetrate a child who is more than 8 years old but less than 13 years old. This is a Class A felony punishable by 15-60 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence in Range II (a sentencing guideline range). The court cannot impose a sentence lower than Range II. Additionally, the board of parole may require satellite-based monitoring (GPS tracking) for the entire supervision period.
Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000
Rape of a Child
Original: RAPE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to sexually penetrate a child who is more than 8 years old but less than 13 years old. This is a Class A felony punishable by 15-60 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence in Range II (a sentencing guideline range). The court cannot impose a sentence lower than Range II. Additionally, the board of parole may require satellite-based monitoring (GPS tracking) for the entire supervision period.
Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Original: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Aggravated sexual battery is unwanted sexual contact (touching intimate areas) accomplished with a weapon, causing bodily injury, involving multiple attackers, or involving a child under 13. This enhanced sexual offense applies when sexual touching occurs with added dangerous circumstances or violence. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Rape of a Child
Original: RAPE OF A CHILD
It is illegal to sexually penetrate a child who is more than 8 years old but less than 13 years old. This is a Class A felony punishable by 15-60 years in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence in Range II (a sentencing guideline range). The court cannot impose a sentence lower than Range II. Additionally, the board of parole may require satellite-based monitoring (GPS tracking) for the entire supervision period.
Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000