Is incest a crime?
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California criminal law defines incest as occurring between people 14 and older. ... Penal Code 288 lewd acts on a minor under 14 —which carries a longer prison sentence than Penal Code 285 incest, 16 and/or. Penal Code 288.5 continuous sexual abuse of a child.