District of Columbia § 22-3017 Defenses to sexual abuse of a ward, patient, or client.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-3017 — Defenses to sexual abuse of a ward, patient, or client.

District of Columbia § 22-3017

Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.

Ch. 30Sexual Abuse.

Subch. IISex Offenses.

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D.C. Code § 22-3017 (2026).

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(a)Consent is not a defense to a prosecution under §§ 22-3013 to 22-3016 , prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 .

(b)That the defendant and victim were married or in a domestic partnership at the time of the offense is a defense, which the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, to a prosecution under §§ 22-3013 to 22-3016 , prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 .

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(a) Consent is not a defense to a prosecution under §§ 22-3013 to 22-3016 , prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 .

(b) That the defendant and victim were married or in a domestic partnership at the time of the offense is a defense, which the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, to a prosecution under §§ 22-3013 to 22-3016 , prosecuted alone or in conjunction with charges under § 22-3018 .