Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-319: (a) Evidence relating to a victim’s reputation for chastity or abstinence and opinion evidence relating to a victim’s chastity or abstinence may not be admitted in a prosecution for: (1) a crime specified under this subtitle or a lesser included crime; (2) the sexual abuse of a minor under § 3-602 o
What this law says, in plain English
In sexual crime prosecutions, evidence about a victim's sexual reputation or prior sexual conduct is generally prohibited unless specific conditions are met, such as relevance to medical facts or the victim's motive. Physical resistance is not required to prove sexual crimes.
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