KANSAS : Rape/Molestation Statutes of Limitation
In the state of Kansas, rape is defined as:
1. Sexual intercourse with a person who does not consent to the sexual intercourse, under any of the following circumstances:
a. when the victim is overcome by force or fear;
b. when the victim is unconscious or physically powerless; or
c. when the victim is incapable of giving consent because of mental deficiency or disease, or when the victim is incapable of giving consent because of the effect of any alcoholic liquor, narcotic, drug or other substance, which condition was known by the offender or was reasonably apparent to the offender;
2. sexual intercourse with a child who is under 14 years of age;
3. sexual intercourse with a victim when the victim's consent was obtained through a knowing misrepresentation made by the offender that the sexual intercourse was a medically or therapeutically necessary procedure; or
4. sexual intercourse with a victim when the victim's consent was obtained through a knowing misrepresentation made by the offender that the sexual intercourse was a legally required procedure within the scope of the offender's authority.
Childhood sexual abuse includes any act committed against the person which act occurred when the person was under the age of 18 years and which act would have been a violation of any of the following:
Indecent liberties with a child - engaging in any of the following acts with a child 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age:
1. And lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or
2. Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender, or another.
Aggravated indecent liberties with a child -
1. Sexual intercourse with a child who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age.
2. Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is 14 or more bet less than 16 years of age and who does consent thereto:
a. Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or
b. Causing the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another; or
3. Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is under 14 years of age:
a. Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the offender, or both; or
b. Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender, or another.
The statute of limitations for rape in Kansas is five (5) years after the date of commission.
Bob rapes Jane. As a resident of Kansas, Jane must seek charges against Bob within five (5) years after the incident occurred.
The statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse is three (3) years from the age of majority (18).
Bob sexually abuses Jane when she's 13. She keeps it a secret for years, until she turns 19, when she decides to tell someone. At age 19, Jane has only passed the age of majority by one (1) year, and can therefore still press charges against Bob.
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