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Laws current as of August 6, 2024

What is the legal definition of sexual assault?

For the purposes of getting an interpersonal protective order, sexual assault includes:

  • an act of rape, sodomy, incest, or sexual abuse in any degree; or
  • a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit any of those crimes.1

The law defines all of these crimes in Chapter 510 of the Penal Code, which you can find on our Selected Kentucky Statutes page.

1 Ky. Rev. Stat. § 456.010(7)

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