Alabama § 13A-6-71 Foster Parent Engaging in a Sex Act, Etc., with a Foster Child

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-6-71 — Foster Parent Engaging in a Sex Act, Etc., with a Foster Child

Alabama § 13A-6-71

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 6Offenses Involving Danger to the Person

Art. 4Sexual Offenses

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Ala. Code § 13A-6-71 (2026).

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(a)A person commits the crime of engaging in a sex act with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-60, with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in a sex act with a foster child is a Class B felony.

(b)A person commits the crime of engaging in a sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in a sexual contact, pursuant to Section 13A-6-60, with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in sexual contact with a foster child is a Class C felony.

(c)A person commits the crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent

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(a) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sex act with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as defined by Section 13A-6-60, with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in a sex act with a foster child is a Class B felony.
(b) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in a sexual contact, pursuant to Section 13A-6-60, with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in sexual contact with a foster child is a Class C felony.
(c) A person commits the crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and solicits, persuades, encourages, harasses, or entices a foster child under the age of 19 years to engage in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-60. The crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a foster child is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) Consent is not a defense to a charge under subsections (a), (b), or (c).
(e) For the purposes of this section a foster parent is an individual approved or licensed by the Department of Human Resources or other child placing agencies who provides care and supervision to a foster child under the temporary or permanent custody of the department.