the Age of 19 Years or Is a Protected Person Under the Age of 22 Years.
(a) A person commits the crime of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 years or engaging in a sex act with a student who is a protected person, as defined in Section 15-25-1, under the age of 22 years if he or she is a school employee and engages in sexual intercourse or sodomy, as defined in Section 13A-6-60, with a student, or student protected person, regardless of whether the student or student protected person is male or female. Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section. (b) The crime of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student or student protected person is a Class B felony.
History: (Act 2010-497, p. 766, §1; Act 2016-354, p. 867, §2; Act 2019-465, §1; Act 2022-201, §3.)