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9 GCA § 25.15

First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 9 — Crimes and Corrections
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(a)A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with the victim and if any of the following circumstances exists:

(1)the victim is under fourteen

(14)years of age;

(2)the victim is at least fourteen

(14)but less than sixteen

(16)years of age and any of the following circumstances exists:

(A)the actor is a member of the same household as the victim;

(B)the actor is related to the victim by blood, adoption or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim, or

(C)the actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit;

(D)the actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, intern/student teacher or administrator of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, in which that other person is enrolled;

(E)the actor is an employee or a contractual service provider of the public school, nonpublic school, or school district, in which that other person is enrolled, or is a volunteer who is not a student in any public school or nonpublic school, or is an employee of the government of Guam or government of the United States assigned to provide any service to that public school, CH. 25 SEXUAL OFFENSES nonpublic school, or school district, and the actor uses his or her employee, contractual, or volunteer status to gain access to, or to establish a relationship with, that other person;

(F)the actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a child care facility, or a person licensed or lawfully authorized to operate a foster care facility or home or a foster care group home in which that other person is a resident, and the sexual penetration occurs during the period of that other person’s residency;

(G)the actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a social services organization, victims’ advocacy organization, youth correctional or detention facility, drug treatment facility or medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment facility and the sexual penetration occurs during the period of that other person’s residency; or

(H)the actor is in a dating relationship with a member of the victim’s household.

(3)sexual penetration occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony;

(4)the actor is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and either of the following circumstances exists:

(A)the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless; or

(B)the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual penetration.

(5)the actor is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be a weapon;

(6)the actor causes personal injury to the victim and force or coercion is used to accomplish sexual penetration; and

(7)the actor causes personal injury to the victim, and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.

(b)Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony in the first degree. Any person convicted of criminal sexual conduct under § 25.15(a) shall be sentenced to a minimum of fifteen

(15)years imprisonment, and may be sentenced to a maximum of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if the victim is twelve

(12)years of age or older at the time that the crime was committed; or a minimum of twenty-five

(25)years imprisonment, and may be sentenced to a maximum of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if the victim is under the age of twelve

(12)years old at the time that the crime was committed. The term imposed shall not be suspended, as indicated in § 80.60 of Article 4, Chapter 80, Title programs outside the confines of prison be granted; nor shall the provisions under § 80.31 of Article 2, Chapter 80, Title 9 GCA apply. Any such sentence shall include a special parole term of not less than life with mandatory lifetime monitoring by the Parole Office, in addition to such time of imprisonment.

(c)Any person convicted of criminal sexual conduct under § 25.15(a) subsequent to a first conviction of criminal sexual conduct under Guam law or a conviction of a sex offense from another jurisdiction that has an element that would constitute sexual contact or sexual penetration, as defined in § 25.10 of this Chapter shall be sentenced to a minimum of twenty-five

(25)years imprisonment and may be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Said term shall not be suspended as indicated in § 80.60 of Article 4, Chapter 80, Title 9 GCA; nor shall parole, work release or educational programs outside the confines of prison be granted.

§ The story of this section

  1. Amended by P.L. 15-60 § 1 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
  2. Amended by P.L. 32-12 § 2 — introduced as Bill 06-32
  3. Amended by P.L. 23-114 § 1 — introduced as Bill 449-23 · introduced by Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson + 2 cosponsors
  4. Amended by P.L. 36-18 § 1 — introduced as Bill 45-36 · introduced by Jose Terlaje + 4 cosponsorsWatch the public hearing · Feb 25, 2021
  5. Amended by P.L. 36-101 § 3 — introduced as Bill 243-36 · introduced by Mary Camacho Torres + 12 cosponsors
  6. Amended by P.L. 37-98 § 2 — introduced as Bill 183-37 · introduced by Chris Barnett + 11 cosponsorsWatch the public hearing · Apr 1, 2024
  7. Amended by P.L. 38-16 § 2 — introduced as Bill 33-38 · introduced by V. Anthony Ada + 13 cosponsors

Interpreted by the courts:

  • 1998 Guam 24 — People of Guam vs. Superior Court of Guam vs. Beau Bruneman (1998) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶2
  • 2000 Guam 2 — People of Guam vs. Anthony San Nicolas Salas (2000) · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶7
  • 2004 Guam 18 — People of Guam,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Joseph Perez Flores, Defendant-Appellant (2004) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶20
  • 2006 Guam 14 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert Edward Campbell, Defendant-Appellant (2006) · per Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, J. · pinpoints (a), (a)(1) at ¶5
  • 2007 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff v. Benjamin King Gay, Defendant (2007) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (b) at ¶1
  • 2010 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Haim Habib, Defendant-Appellant (2010) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(l) at ¶6
  • 2012 Guam 22 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felix Manibusan George, Defendant-Appellant (2012) · pinpoints (a)(l) at ¶53
  • 2013 Guam 21 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin Gerard San Nicolas, Defendant-Appellant (2013) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶3
  • 2013 Guam 24 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry Cepeda Chinel, Defendant-Appellant (2013) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶24
  • 2014 Guam 11 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ervin Rivamonte Enriquez, Defendant-Appellee, CRA13-006 (2014) · pinpoints (a), (a)(l), (b) at ¶14
  • 2014 Guam 17 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carmelo A.Q. Mendiola, Defendant-Appellant (2014) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶17
  • 2014 Guam 29 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elpidio T. Fegarido, Defendant-Appellant, CRA13-015 (2014) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶4
  • 2015 Guam 2 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nicolas Fausto Camaddu, Defendant-Appellant, CRA13-020 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶2
  • 2015 Guam 32 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeshua Joshua aka Jess Joshua, Defendant-Appellant, CRA14-022 (2015) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶36
  • 2015 Guam 40 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Q. Manila, Defendant-Appellant, CVA14-007 (2015) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · cited at ¶42
  • 2016 Guam 21 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin Gerard San Nicolas, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-008 (2016) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶4
  • 2016 Guam 37 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Vincent Peter Rosario Camacho, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-013 (2016) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶43
  • 2016 Guam 38 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jason Jr. Cruz Barcinas, Defendant-Appellant, CRA15-040 (2016) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · cited at ¶12
  • 2017 Guam 21 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franklin Finik, Jr., Defendant-Appellant (2017) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · cited at ¶18
  • 2018 Guam 24 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Q. Manila, Defendant-Appellant, Anthony T. Quenga and Song Ja Cha, Defendan (2018) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶3
  • 2018 Guam 3 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Adam Jim Hill, Defendant-Appellant (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶8
  • 2018 Guam 7 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Petrus Junior Martin, Defendant-Appellant, (2018) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a), (a)(4)(ii) at ¶19
  • 2019 Guam 1 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Nicholas Corpuz, Defendant-Appellant (2019) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶22
  • 2019 Guam 23 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Minorichy Nisar T. Rugante, Defendant-Appellant (2019) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(4)(B), (a)(6) at ¶2
  • 2020 Guam 24 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Johnny Lujan Aguon, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶1
  • 2020 Guam 5 — The People of Guam, Plaintiff- Appellee, vs. Paul John Santos, Defendant-Appellant (2020) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a), (a)(3) at ¶20
  • 2021 Guam 12 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glenn Siguenza Santos, Defendant-Appellant (2021) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · pinpoints (a)(2) at ¶1
  • 2022 Guam 1 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. Danilo Santos Morales, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(1) at ¶2
  • 2022 Guam 11 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Michael Acosta, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a), (c) at ¶39
  • 2022 Guam 13 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muki Joseph Redhart Callahan, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a) at ¶19
  • 2022 Guam 17 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jefta Moses, Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(6) at ¶22
  • 2022 Guam 18 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Weser Wesen (aka Weser Weson; aka Weson Weson), Defendant-Appellant (2022) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(6) at ¶16
  • 2023 Guam 22 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vianney Nennis Hosei, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(4) at ¶1
  • 2023 Guam 23 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rinext Riosen, Defendant-Appellant (2023) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a)(1), (b) at ¶24
  • 2024 Guam 7 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee vs. ELIGIO ADRIATICO, Defendant-Appellant (2024) · per Robert J. Torres, J. · pinpoints (b) at ¶21
  • 2025 Guam 9 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Marc Thomas Duenas Castro, Jr., aka Joseph Marc Castro, Jr., aka Joseph Ma (2025) · per Katherine A. Maraman, J. · pinpoints (a), (a)(3) at ¶24
  • 2026 Guam 1 — People of Guam, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis Anthony Vargas, Defendant-Appellant, 2026 Guam 1, CRA24-025, March 5, 2026  (2026) · per F. Philip Carbullido, J. · cited at ¶44

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.