HB1224--SEXUALASSAULTBYAMEMBEROFTHECLERGY
SPONSOR: Sparks
Thisbillcreatestheoffenseofsexualexploitationbya
clergyperson,whichisaclassCfelonyandwhichapersoncommits
ifheorsheholdshimselforherselfouttobeaclergyperson,
engagesinsexualconductwithapersonwhoisnothisorher
spouse,andthesexualconductoccurredunderoneofthe
circumstancesdescribedinthebill.Consentofavictim17years
oldorolderisadefensetothisoffense.
ThisbillissimilartoSB1204(2022).