AN ACT relating to sex crimes.

Amend KRS 510.060, relating to rape in the third degree, to prohibit a person from engaging in sexual intercourse with another person who is incarcerated by the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, or a detention facility; to prohibit a Commonwealth's attorney, assistant Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney from engaging in sexual intercourse with another person who the attorney is prosecuting unless a prior sexual relationship exists; to prohibit an attorney…

Introduced: January 7, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would make it a crime for corrections staff or detention facility workers to engage in sexual activity with incarcerated people. It would also make it a crime for prosecutors or defense attorneys to engage in sexual activity with people they are currently prosecuting or representing, unless a prior sexual relationship existed before that legal role began. Who it may affect: people incarcerated in Kentucky state or local facilities, and individuals currently involved in criminal court cases as defendants.

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