Criminal Sexual Conduct-3rd Degree-Force

In Minnesota, criminal sexual conduct-3rd Degree force is a very serious charge that carries up to 15 years in prison and the law recommends that even someone with NO PRIOR criminal record is supposed to go to prison for 48 months. But what exactly does "force" mean in the Minnesota law? Minnesota criminal defense lawyer Ryan Pacyga has successfully defended many criminal sexual conduct cases and has earned not guilty verdicts for clients at trial. The statute is 609.344 subd. 1(c). This video explains what the exact definition of "force" is in criminal sexual conduct, and some examples of what that can mean. While some sorts of criminal sexual conduct do NOT presume a prison sentence, the criminal sexual conduct "force" law DOES presume a prison sentence.