{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.145","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.145","heading":"Sexual conduct in the course of public duty, offense of — definitions — violation, penalty — consent not a defense.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct in the course of public duty if the person engages in sexual conduct:\n(1) With a detainee, a prisoner, or an offender and the person:\n(a) Is an employee of, or assigned to work in, any jail, prison or correctional facility and engages in sexual conduct with a prisoner or an offender who is confined in a jail, prison, or correctional facility;\n(b) Is a probation and parole officer and engages in sexual conduct with an offender who is under the direct supervision of the officer; or\n(c) Is a law enforcement officer and engages in sexual conduct with a detainee or prisoner who is in the custody of such officer; or\n(2) With someone who is not a detainee, a prisoner, or an offender and the person is:\n(a) A probation and parole officer, a police officer, or an employee of, or assigned to work in, any jail, prison, or correctional facility;\n(b) On duty; and\n(c) The offense was committed by means of coercion as defined in section 566.200.\n2. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall mean:\n(1) \"Detainee\" , a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody;\n(2) \"Offender\" , includes any person in the custody of a prison or correctional facility and any person who is under the supervision of the division of probation and parole;\n(3) \"Prisoner\" , includes any person who is in the custody of a jail, whether pretrial or after disposition of a charge.\n3. The offense of sexual conduct in the course of public duty is a class E felony.\n4. Consent of a detainee, a prisoner, an offender, or any other person is not a defense.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 566 - Sexual Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=566.145","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"14004d391da3525549b1c7db066437d5e7209547ad4ed1645bea64a88f93339e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.125--2","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-566.147"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}