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Rep. Selene Colburn, its sponsor, says people in custody lack the ability to consent.
The Vermont House on Thursday approved a bill that would forbid sexual conduct between a law enforcement officer and an individual being held in custody.
A person convicted of the offense would face up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
The bill, H.19, sponsored by Rep. Selene Colburn, P-Burlington, passed on a voice vote with no debate. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration in that chamber.
“No law enforcement officer shall engage in a sexual act with a person whom the officer is detaining, arresting, or otherwise holding in custody or who the officer knows is being detained, arrested, or otherwise held in custody by another officer,” the bill reads.
Colburn said a person in custody lacks the ability to consent.
The legislation is similar to a statute currently on the books that forbids sexual conduct between correctional officers and prisoners, she added.
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