KRS 510.160: Grooming a minor.

(1) A person is guilty of grooming a minor when:

(a) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, he or she engages in grooming

behavior directed at a minor who is under fourteen (14) years old with the

intent to entice, coerce, solicit, or induce the minor to engage in sexual

conduct with the person or another person; or

(b) Being a person in a position of authority or position of special trust, as those

terms are defined in KRS 532.045, he or she engages in grooming behavior

directed at a minor who is under eighteen (18) years old with the intent to:

1. Entice, coerce, solicit, or induce the minor to engage in sexual conduct

with the person or another person; or

2. Develop an intimate or secretive relationship with the minor.

(2) (a) For a violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section, grooming a minor is a

Class A misdemeanor unless the minor is under twelve (12) years old, in

which case it is a Class D felony.

(b) For a violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section, grooming a minor is a

Class D felony unless the minor is under twelve (12) years old, in whi ch case

it is a Class C felony.

(c) Any sentence imposed on a defendant under this section shall run

concurrently with an y sentence imposed for an offense specified in this

chapter arising from the same course of conduct with the same victim.

(3) This section shall not be construed to prevent a person from communicating with a

minor for any lawful or legitimate purpose, including but not limited to:

(a) Teaching curriculum on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases as

provided in KRS 158.1415;

(b) The use of a traceable communication system by a school district employee or

volunteer as provided in KRS 160.145;

(c) The diagnosis or treatment of a minor by a health care provider in a health

care facility;

(d) Communicating with a minor to determine if the minor is dependent,

neglected, or abused;

(e) Age-appropriate conversations about puberty and human sexuality with a

minor by the minor's sibling or parent or guardian; and

(f) Any conversation with a minor that is part of a person's job -related or

volunteer-related duties.