Sexual contact by psychotherapist--Felony

Any psychotherapist who knowingly engages in sexual contact, as defined in § 22-22-7.1 , with a person who is not his or her spouse and who is a patient who is emotionally dependent on the psychotherapist at the time of contact, commits a Class 5 felony. Consent by the patient is not a defense. Source: SL 1993, ch 178, § 2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 404.