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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 529.180 — Conditions that are not a defense in prosecution involving commercial sexual activity

529.180. Conditions that are not a defense in prosecution involving commercial sexual activity

In any prosecution under KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity, it shall not be a defense that:

(1) The defendant was unaware of the minor's actual age;

(2) A minor consented to engage in commercial sexual activity;

(3) The intended victim of the offense is a law enforcement officer posing as a minor as part of a criminal investigation or operation;

(4) The solicitation was unsuccessful, the conduct was not engaged in, or the law enforcement officer could not engage in the solicited offense; or

(5) The victim is charged with an offense.

Source notes

Effective: July 15, 2020

History and annotations

Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015.

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