---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch109A"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 109A"
heading: "Sexual Abuse"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch109A"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 109A — Sexual Abuse

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§2241. Aggravated sexual abuse](/usc/18/2241.md)
- [§2242. Sexual abuse](/usc/18/2242.md)
- [§2243. Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody](/usc/18/2243.md)
- [§2244. Abusive sexual contact](/usc/18/2244.md)
- [§2245. Offenses resulting in death](/usc/18/2245.md)
- [§2246. Definitions for chapter](/usc/18/2246.md)
- [§2247. Repeat offenders](/usc/18/2247.md)
- [§2248. Mandatory restitution](/usc/18/2248.md)