Rhode Island S2157 makes sexual contact or penetration by on-duty law enforcement officers with detainees, arrestees, or suspects a felony.
Rhode Island S2157 creates a new law that makes sexual contact or penetration between on-duty law enforcement officers and detainees, arrestees, individuals in custody, or suspects a felony. The act includes definitions for terms such as "force or coercion" and "sexual contact." It specifies that consent of the victim is not a defense, and any sentence imposed will run concurrently with any other sentence for the same case. The act takes effect upon passage.
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