Sec. 53a-72a. Sexual assault in the third degree: Class D or C felony.
Sec. 53a-72a. Sexual assault in the third degree: Class D or C felony. (a) A
person is guilty of sexual assault in the third degree when such person (1) compels
another person to submit to sexual contact (A) by the use of force against such other
person or a third person, or (B) by the threat of use of force against such other person
or against a third person, which reasonably causes such other person to fear physical
injury to himself or herself or a third person, or (2) engages in sexual intercourse with
another person whom the actor knows to be related to him or her within any of the
degrees of kindred specified in section 46b-21.
(b) Sexual assault in the third degree is a class D felony or, if the victim of the
offense is under sixteen years of age, a class C felony.
(P.A. 75-619, S. 5; P.A. 80-346, S. 1; P.A. 92-260, S. 33; P.A. 02-138, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 80-346 designated previous Subdivs. (1) and (2) as Subparas. (A) and (B) in Subdiv. (1) of Subsec. (a)
and added Subdiv. (2) re incest; P.A. 92-260 made technical changes by amending Subsec. (a)(1)(B) to replace "which
reasonably causes such person to fear physical injury to such person" with "which reasonably causes such other person to
fear physical injury to himself or herself" and amending Subsec. (a)(2) to replace "such person" with "the actor" or "him
or her" as appropriate; P.A. 02-138 amended Subsec. (b) to classify the offense as a class C felony if the victim is under
16 years of age.
See Sec. 53a-40c re sentence of psychological counseling for sexual assault of minor.
See Sec. 54-86f re admissibility of evidence of prior sexual conduct.
See Sec. 54-193a re statute of limitations for sexual abuse, exploitation or assault of minor.
See chapter 968a re address confidentiality program.
Cited. 175 C. 315. Cited. 186 C. 45. Cited. 187 C. 216. Cited. 191 C. 604. Cited. 192 C. 154. Cited. 194 C. 258. Cited.
199 C. 121. Cited. 205 C. 352; Id., 386. Cited. 207 C. 403. Cited. 214 C. 89. Cited. 224 C. 656; judgment reversed, see 31
CA 452. Cited. 240 C. 743. Statute encompasses adopted relatives. 258 C. 779.
Cited. 1 CA 724. Cited. 3 CA 374. Cited. 6 CA 15. Cited. 9 CA 631; judgment reversed, see 205 C. 352; Id., 648. Cited.
10 CA 591. Cited. 11 CA 102. Cited. 12 CA 585. Cited. 35 CA 173. Cited. 43 CA 715. Cited. 46 CA 741. Evidence was
sufficient to support conviction and court properly instructed jury on element of intent for conviction of sexual assault in
the third degree. 81 CA 189.
Subsec. (a):
Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 198 C. 147. Cited. 205 C. 27. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. 209 C. 416. Subdiv. (2) cited. 210 C. 244.
Subdiv. (1) cited. 211 C. 18; 220 C. 400. Cited. 224 C. 397. Subdiv. (1) cited. 225 C. 519; 229 C. 580. Subdiv. (2) cited.
Id., 557. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 233 C. 502. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. Id. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 237 C. 284; Id., 576; Id., 694.
Court's failure to define "knowledge" or to explain how it pertains to charge of sexual assault in the third degree did not
violate defendant's due process rights where jury instructions, viewed as a whole, adequately informed jury of the elements
of the crime. 258 C. 779. Subdiv. (2) does not violate equal protection clause of federal constitution because it applies
equally to both opposite sex and same sex intercourse when individuals are related within certain degrees of kindred. 285
C. 528.
Subdiv. (1) cited. 2 CA 333. Subdiv. (2) cited. 11 CA 236. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 12 CA 221. Subdiv. (1) cited. 14 CA
244. Subdiv. (2) cited. Id. Subdiv. (1) cited. 18 CA 273. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. Id., 694. Subdiv. (2) cited. 20 CA 530.
Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. 23 CA 221. Subdiv. (1) cited. Id., 564; judgment reversed in part, see 200 C. 400. Subdiv. (1)(A)
cited. 25 CA 653; judgment reversed, see 223 C. 52. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. Id., 725; 26 CA 395. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 29
CA 724. Subdiv. (1) cited. 30 CA 281. Subdiv. (1) cited. 32 CA 217; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 580. Subdiv. (1)(A)
cited. 33 CA 743; judgment reversed, see 233 C. 502. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. Id., 743; judgment reversed, see 233 C. 502.
Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 36 CA 228. Subdiv. (1) cited. 38 CA 100. Subdiv. (2) cited. Id., 762. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. 39 CA
657. Subdiv. (1) cited. Id., 742; 41 CA 139; Id., 287. Subdiv. (1)(A) cited. 43 CA 578. Subdiv. (1)(B) cited. Id. Subdiv.
(1)(A) cited. 45 CA 756. Subdiv. (2) violates guarantees of equal protection because it proscribes heterosexual, but not
homosexual, intercourse between kindred persons, and no rational basis exists for such distinction. 94 CA 667; judgment
reversed, see 285 C. 498. Subdiv. (2): Jury instructions were proper as to essential element of sexual assault in the third
degree when trial court directed jury to consider admission made by defendant that he was the stepfather of the victim.
110 CA 181.