SDCL § 22-22-28: Sexual contact by psychotherapist--Felony.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 22. CRIMES
- CHAPTER 22-22. SEX OFFENSES
Any psychotherapist who knowingly engages in sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1, with a person who is not his or her spouse and who is a patient who is emotionally dependent on the psychotherapist at the time of contact, commits a Class 5 felony. Consent by the patient is not a defense.
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