KRS 510.130

Sexual abuse in the third degree

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Hillard v. Commonwealth (2005)

Most recently applied in B.L. v. Schuhmann (May 2019)

Effective: July 15, 2008 History: Amended 2008 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact without the latter's consent.

(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that:

(a) The other person's lack of consent was due solely to incapacity to consent by reason of being less than sixteen (16) years old; and (b) The other person was at least fourteen (14) years old; and (c) The actor was less than eighteen (18) years old.

(3) Sexual abuse in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.