Delaware · Delaware Code — Title 11, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Del. Code (Title 11) § 762: Provisions generally applicable to sexual offenses
What this law says, in plain English
This statute sets general rules for sexual offenses: age mistake is no defense, multiple sexual acts against one victim can be charged separately, and defendants close in age to victims under 16 may have a consent defense if victim is 12 or older.
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