Sexual assault.

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The term "sexual assault" is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the recipient including, but not limited to, forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, child sexual abuse, incest, fondling and all attempts to complete any of the aforementioned acts.

In any criminal jury trial of a crime involving any type of sexual contact or behavior where "consent" is an element of the crime or a defense raised by the accused, the court shall instruct the jury on the definition of consent as such term is defined in Section 113 of this title.

Added by Laws 2016, c. 349, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2016. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 166, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.


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