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Senate committee approves bill declaring detainees cannot legally consent to sex with officers
Summary
The committee approved a bill to add a statute declaring a person in police custody incapable of consenting to sexual activity with law-enforcement officers; sponsors said the law closes a legal loophole, while witnesses urged clear definitions and penalties.
The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety voted June 5 to advance Bill No. 36-0024, a measure that would add a new section to Title 14 of the Virgin Islands Code declaring that a person who is detained, under arrest, or otherwise in police custody is incapable of consenting to sexual relations with a law-enforcement officer.
Senator Ray Fonseca, sponsor of the measure, said the bill closes a legal loophole that has allowed officers in other jurisdictions to claim encounters were consensual when a power imbalance made genuine…
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