KRS 510.060: Rape in the third degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 510
(1) A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when:
(a) Being twenty -one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in sexual
intercourse with another person less than sixteen (16) years old;
(b) Being at least ten (10) years older than a person who is six teen (16) or
seventeen (17) years old at the time of sexual intercourse, he or she engages in
sexual intercourse with the person;
(c) Being twenty -one (21) years old or more, he or she engages in sexual
intercourse with another person less than eighteen (1 8) years old and for
whom he or she provides a foster family home as defined in KRS 600.020;
(d) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as defined
in KRS 532.045, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a minor under
eighteen (18) years old with whom he or she comes into contact as a result of
that position;
(e) Being a jailer, or an employee, contractor, vendor, or volunteer of the
Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention
facility as defined in KRS 520.010, or of an entity under contract with either
department or a detention facility for the custody, supervision, evaluation, or
treatment of offenders, he or she subjects a person who he or she knows is
incarcerated, supervised, evaluated, or treated by the Department of
Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, detention facility, or contracting
entity, to sexual intercourse; or
(f) Being a peace officer, while serving in his or her official capacity, he or she
subjects a person who the officer:
1. Arrested, held in custody, or investigated for commission of a traffic or
criminal offense; or
2. Knew or should have known was under arrest, held in custody, or being
investigated for commission of a traffic or criminal offense;
to sexual intercourse.
(2) Rape in the third degree is a Class D felony.
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