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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-70b (2026)

Sexual assault in spousal or cohabiting relationship: Class B felony

✓ current as of May 2026
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Section 53a-70b is repealed, effective October 1, 2019.

(P.A. 81-27, S. 1; P.A. 14-234, S. 9; P.A. 19-189, S. 44.)

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Cited in 47 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: State v. Suggs, 553 A.2d 1110 (Conn. 1989).
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State v. Suggs, 553 A.2d 1110 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 43× “In a four count substitute information, the defendant, Robert Suggs, was charged with the crimes of kidnapping in the first degree; General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A); 1 sexual assault in a cohabiting relationship; General Statutes § 53a-70b (b); 2 sexual assault in the first…”
State v. Battista, 626 A.2d 769 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 18× “The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b, unlawful restraint in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-96, reckless…”
State v. Ignatowski, 525 A.2d 542 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 19× “The jury found the defendant guilty on a first substitute information 1 of sexual assault in a cohabiting relationship, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b (b), 2 and assault in the third degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a).”
Zollo v. Comm'r of Corr., 35 A.3d 337 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 8× “We agree that the habeas court abused its discretion by denying the petition for certification *340 to appeal, but we conclude that the court properly denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.”
State v. Preyer, 502 A.2d 858 (Conn. 1985). · cites it 6× “Cohabitation is not a defense to a charge of sexual assault under § 53a-70b, 5 but §§ 53a-70 and 53a-70b *194 describe crimes that are statutorily separate and distinct.”
Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 6 A.3d 763 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 5× “General Statutes § 53a-70b, which proscribes sexual assault in a spousal or cohabiting relationship, provides: “(a) For the purposes of this section: “(1) ‘Sexual intercourse’ means vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, fellatio or cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex.”
State v. Ferdinand R., 33 A.3d 793 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 18× “, appeals from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of sexual assault in a spousal relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b (b). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence at trial was insufficient to convict him and (2) the…”
State v. Weatherspoon, 212 A.3d 208 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 3× “Weatherspoon, was convicted after a jury trial of sexual assault in a cohabiting relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b and assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (1).”
State v. Gonzalez, 142 A.3d 1227 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 4× “The defendant, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual assault in a cohabiting relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b, one count of assault in the second degree in violation of General…”
State v. ERIC M., 858 A.2d 767 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 4× “a jury trial, of two counts of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A) and (C), 2 and one count each of unlawful restraint in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a), 3 assault in the second degree in violation…”
State v. William L., 11 A.3d 1132 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 7× “, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in a spousal relationship in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70b. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court impermissibly admitted into evidence (1) testimony regarding a…”
State v. Paolella, 554 A.2d 702 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 6× “Because we conclude below, however, that the trial court’s disposition of the first degree sexual assault counts was a “true” acquittal for double jeopardy purposes, it necessarily follows that, once the court had granted the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal, it…”
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