§44-920. Sexual assault generally.

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ARTICLE 120. Sexual assault generally.

A. Sexual assault. Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military Justice who:

1. Commits a sexual act upon another person by:

a. threatening or placing that other person in fear,

b. making a fraudulent representation that the sexual act

serves a professional purpose, or

c. inducing a belief by any artifice, pretense, or

concealment that the person is another person;

2. Commits a sexual act upon another person:

a. without the consent of the other person, or

b. when the person knows or reasonably should know that

the other person is asleep, unconscious, or otherwise

unaware that the sexual act is occurring; or

3. Commits a sexual act upon another person when the other person is incapable of consenting to the sexual act due to:

a. impairment by any drug, intoxicant, or other similar

substance, and that condition is known or reasonably

should be known by the person, or

b. a mental disease or defect, or physical disability,

and that condition is known or reasonably should be

known by the person, is guilty of sexual assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Aggravated sexual contact. Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military Justice who commits or causes sexual contact upon or by another person, if to do so would violate Section 1111 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, had the sexual contact been a sexual act as defined in subsection F of this section, is guilty of aggravated sexual contact and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

C. Abusive sexual contact. Any person subject to the Code who commits or causes sexual contact upon or by another person, if to do so would violate subsection A of this section had the sexual contact been a sexual act, is guilty of abusive sexual contact and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

D. Proof of threat. In a prosecution under this section, in proving that a person made a threat, it need not be proven that the person actually intended to carry out the threat or had the ability to carry out the threat.

E. Defenses. An accused may raise any applicable defenses available under the Code or the Rules for Court-Martial contained in the most recent edition of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, including all amendments thereto adopted from time to time, except when such rules are contrary to or inconsistent with the Code. Marriage is not a defense for any conduct in issue in any prosecution under this section.

F. Definitions. In this section:

1. Sexual act. The term "sexual act" means:

a. the penetration, however slight, of the penis into the

vulva or anus or mouth,

b. contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva,

scrotum, or anus, or

c. the penetration, however slight, of the vulva or penis

or anus of another by any part of the body or any

object, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or

degrade any person or to arouse or gratify the sexual

desire of any person;

2. Sexual contact. The term "sexual contact" means touching, or causing another person to touch, either directly or through the clothing, the vulva, penis, scrotum, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any person, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade any person or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. Touching may be accomplished by any part of the body or an object;

3. Grievous bodily harm. The term "grievous bodily harm" means serious bodily injury. It includes fractured or dislocated bones, deep cuts, torn members of the body, serious damage to internal organs, and other severe bodily injuries. It does not include minor injuries such as a black eye or a bloody nose;

4. Force. The term "force" means:

a. the use of a weapon,

b. the use of such physical strength or violence as is

sufficient to overcome, restrain, or injure a person,

c. inflicting physical harm sufficient to coerce or

compel submission by the victim;

5. Unlawful force. The term "unlawful force" means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse;

6. Threatening or placing that other person in fear. The term "threatening or placing that other person in fear" means a communication or action that is of sufficient consequence to cause a reasonable fear that noncompliance will result in the victim or another person being subjected to the wrongful action contemplated by the communication or action;

7. Consent.

the term "consent" means a freely given agreement to

the conduct at issue by a competent person. An

expression of lack of consent through words or conduct

means there is no consent. Lack of verbal or physical

resistance does not constitute consent. Submission

resulting from the use of force, threat of force, or

placing another person in fear also does not

constitute consent. A current or previous dating or

social or sexual relationship by itself or the manner

of dress of the person involved with the accused in

the conduct at issue does not constitute consent,

b. a sleeping, unconscious, or incompetent person cannot

consent. A person cannot consent to force causing or

likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm or to

being rendered unconscious. A person cannot consent

while under threat or in fear or under the

circumstances described in subparagraph b or c of

paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section,

c. all the surrounding circumstances are to be considered

in determining whether a person gave consent; and

8. Incapable of consenting. The term "incapable of consenting" means the person is:

a. incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct at

issue, or

b. physically incapable of declining participation in, or

communicating unwillingness to engage in, the sexual

act at issue. Added by Laws 2019, c. 408, § 156, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.