{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-87","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-6-87","heading":"Clergy Member Engaging in a Sexual Contact with a Child.","body":"(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for a clergy member to engage in sexual contact, as defined in Section 13A-6-60, with the child. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.\n(2) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class C felony.\n(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for a clergy member to solicit, persuade, encourage, harass, or entice a child to engage in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or sexual contact, as defined in Section 13A-6-60. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.\n(2) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 6 Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.","Article 4B Sexual Offenses by Clergy Members Involving a Child."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-6-87","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"e842a42649030e1212f217b3ea8e5a8497210d4b3f46eac43c4b784212f8f21d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-86","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-6-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}