Which offense is a felony (Class C) characterized by intentionally and repeatedly following or harassing another person and making an expressed or implied threat to put them in reasonable fear of death or serious physical harm?

• A. Indecent Exposure
• B. Stalking (2nd Degree)
• C. Sexual Abuse (1st Degree)
• D. Stalking (1st Degree)

Answer: (D)

First-degree stalking is a felony defined by intentionally and repeatedly following or harassing someone, paired with an expressed or implied threat that places the person in reasonable fear of death or serious physical harm. The presence of a credible threat that heightens the conduct to terrify the victim places it in the felony category (Class C) here. The scenario fits these elements precisely: persistent following or harassing behavior accompanied by a threat (explicit or implied) to cause serious harm, causing reasonable fear. The other options don’t fit because indecent exposure and sexual abuse involve sexual conduct rather than a pattern of stalking with a death-or-serious-harm threat, and stalking in a lesser degree generally lacks the credible threat or fear element that elevates the offense to a felony.