(a) A person commits incest if he or she marries or engages in sexual intercourse with a person he or she knows to be, either legitimately or illegitimately, any of the following: (1) His or her ancestor or descendant by blood or adoption . (2) His or her brother or sister of the whole or half-blood or by adoption . (3) His or her stepchild or stepparent, while the marriage creating the relationship exists . (4) His or her aunt, uncle, nephew or niece of the whole or half-blood. (b)(1) Incest is a Class C felony. (2) Where the victim is under 17 years of age on the date of the offense, incest is a Class A felony .
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