Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

Ark. Code § 12-64-851: Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-851

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Military officers and recruiters who engage in sexual activity with junior service members or recruits under their authority commit abuse of position. Consent is not a legal defense.

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