Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-845 (2026)

Sexual misconduct

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A person subject to this code who engages in sexual contact with unlawful force, abuse of authority, or violence is guilty of sexual misconduct and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History. Acts 2009, No. 207, § 1; 2015, No. 1003, § 39.

Amendments. The 2015 amendment substituted “engages in” for “attempts or offers to cause bodily harm to another person through”; and deleted (b).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Adam S. Childers v. State of Arkansas, 2020 Ark. 241 (Ark. 2020).

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Adam S. Childers v. State of Arkansas, 2020 Ark. 241 (Ark. 2020). · cites it 2× “The charge sheet from Childers’ court-martial proceedings reflects that he was initially charged with four specifications of “Sexual Misconduct” under Ark. Code Ann. § 12-64-845 , two specifications of “Cruelty and Maltreatment” under Ark.”

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