(1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when he engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with another person without the latter's consent.
(2) Sexual misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor.
KRS 510.140
Sexual misconduct
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Payne v. Commonwealth (1981)
Most recently applied in Dustan Hale v. Boyle Cnty., Ky. (November 2021)
Effective: January 1, 1975 History: 1974 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.