District of Columbia Statutes

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

District of Columbia·Title 22 Criminal Offenses and Penalties.·Ch. 30 Sexual Abuse.·Subch. II Sex Offenses.
(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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Legislative History

May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 216, 42 DCR 53; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 404(b), 56 DCR 7413

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