It shall not be necessary upon the trial of any indictment for an offense under this Article where the sex act alleged is vaginal intercourse or anal intercourse to prove the actual emission of semen in order to constitute the offense; but the offense shall be completed upon proof of penetration only. Penetration, however slight, is vaginal intercourse or anal intercourse.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.36
Evidence required in prosecutions under this Article
1979, c. 682, s. 1; 2015-181, s. 15.
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