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Washington · Through July 15, 2026

RCW 9A.44.180: Custodial sexual misconduct—Defense.

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  1. Title 9A
  2. Chapter 9A.44

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under RCW 9A.44.160 or 9A.44.170, to be proven by the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence, that the act of sexual intercourse or sexual contact resulted from forcible compulsion by the other person.

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