South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-22-28 — Sexual contact by psychotherapist--Felony.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-20 SEX OFFENSES
Any psychotherapist who knowingly engages in sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1 , with a person who is not his or her spouse and who is a patient who is emotionally dependent on the psychotherapist at the time of contact, commits a Class 5 felony. Consent by the patient is not a defense.

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Related

Weisbeck v. Hess
524 N.W.2d 363 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1994)
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Legislative History

SL 1993, ch 178, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 404.

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