Kentucky HB443 amends laws related to sex crimes, including definitions and penalties for offenses such as rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse.
Kentucky HB443 modifies several sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) to address sex crimes. It redefines rape in the third degree, specifying that it occurs when an individual over 21 engages in sexual intercourse with someone under 16 or when the perpetrator is at least ten years older than a person aged 16 or 17. Sodomy in the third degree is defined as engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with someone under 16 or being at least ten years older than a person aged 16 or 17.
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