AL SB320

Expands the definition of "forcible compulsion" in sexual offense statutes to include use or threatened use of physical force, violence, confinement, restraint, physical injury, or death, with specific factors to consider for implied threats; does not require proof of victim resistance.

Adds sexual contact as a criminal offense under sexual misconduct (Class A misdemeanor) and creates new crime of sexual torture as Class A felony with four separate conduct categories involving penetration with inanimate objects or infliction of physical injury.

Replaces term "deviate sexual intercourse" with "sodomy" throughout the code and removes gender-specific language by changing references from "male/female" to "another person" in rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse statutes.

Requires life imprisonment without parole for offenders age 21+ who commit certain sex offenses (rape, sodomy, sexual misconduct) against children 6 years old or younger; adds 10-year mandatory post-release supervision for Class A felony sex offenses involving children.

Expands sex offender registration requirements to include sexual torture and updates statutory language for clarity; becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.