State v. Tague

HARRIS, Justice.

We affirm defendant’s conviction of sexual abuse in the third degree. § 709.4(3), The Code 1979. In his assignments of error defendant contends the State should have been required to show intent as an element of the offense, that his good faith mistake about the victim’s age was a defense, that he was denied due process and equal protection, and that lascivious acts with a child should have been submitted as a lesser included offense.

The victim, Valerie, was a girl 13 years old. Defendant was 22. They had met previously. On June 19, 1979, defendant was visited at his trailer…