{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-510.130","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 510.130","heading":"Sexual abuse in the third degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she subjects\nanother person to sexual contact without the latter's consent.\n(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that:\n(a) The other person's lack of consent was due so lely to incapacity to consent by\nreason of being less than sixteen (16) years old; and\n(b) The other person was at least fourteen (14) years old; and\n(c) The actor was less than eighteen (18) years old.\n(3) Sexual abuse in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 510"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19770","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"1dec6d403df3710c96c6269e221c13632e1e755206691586676b21b062350e27","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-510.120","next":"us-ky/krs-510.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}