§ 14-27.4. First-degree sexual offense. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑27.4.  First‑degree sexual offense.

(a)        A person is guiltyof a sexual offense in the first degree if the person engages in a sexual act:

(1)        With a victim who isa child under the age of 13 years and the defendant is at least 12 years oldand is at least four years older than the victim; or

(2)        With another personby force and against the will of the other person, and:

a.         Employs or displaysa dangerous or deadly weapon or an article which the other person reasonablybelieves to be a dangerous or deadly weapon; or

b.         Inflicts seriouspersonal injury upon the victim or another person; or

c.         The person commitsthe offense aided and abetted by one or more other persons.

(b)        Any person whocommits an offense defined in this section is guilty of a Class B1 felony. (1979,c. 682, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 6; 1981, c. 106, ss. 3, 4; 1983, c.175, ss. 5, 10; c. 720, s. 4; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 3.)