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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 435.100 (2026)

Repealed, effective January 1, 1975

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Carnal knowledge of female child under eighteen with her consent, or of male child under eighteen. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 336, effective January 1, 1975. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1155.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases, 1942–2019 · leading case: Bennington v. Commonwealth, 348 S.W.3d 613 (Ky. 2011).
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Bennington v. Commonwealth, 348 S.W.3d 613 (Ky. 2011). · cites it 4× “105 covered sexual contact other than intercourse, which was itself defined as "carnal knowledge" and was the basis for other crimes, such as carnal knowledge of a child under KRS 435.100, also now repealed. [3] "Carnal abuse" and "indecent and immoral practices," therefore,…”
Payne v. Commonwealth, 623 S.W.2d 867 (Ky. 1981). “KRS 435.100 was enacted to protect infants, either male or female, under the age of eighteen years from being carnally known, while KRS 435.”
Lair v. Commonwealth, 330 S.W.2d 938 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 3× “KRS 435.100 was enacted to protect infants, either male or female, under the age of eighteen years from being carnally known, while KRS 435.”
Newsome v. Commonwealth, 274 S.W.2d 484 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 3× “The punishment for having carnal knowledge of a girl over 16 and under 18 years of age with her consent is not less than two nor more than ten years in prison; and if it be shown beyond a reasonable doubt that prosecutrix is sexually immoral or has that reputation, the offending…”
Hampton v. Commonwealth, 454 S.W.2d 672 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “080), he was found guilty of the lesser offense of carnal knowledge (KRS 435.100) and sentenced to seven (7) years in the penitentiary.”
Patrick v. Commonwealth, 436 S.W.2d 69 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “090 or carnal knowledge (statutory rape) under KRS 435.100. The jury found him guilty under KRS 435.”
Hendrickson v. Commonwealth, 450 S.W.2d 234 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “The appellant had been convicted for violation of KRS 435.100, having carnal knowledge of a child under sixteen — his step-daughter, and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.”
Hensley v. Commonwealth, 271 S.W.2d 891 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 2× “■ A second ground insisted upon for reversal is that the evidence warranted an instruction under KRS 435.100(1) (c), which provides a lesser penalty for carnally knowing a female of the age of sixteen, but less than eighteen years of age, with her consent.”
Vickers v. Commonwealth, 472 S.W.2d 469 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “That case held that when there was a serious conflict as to the age of the perpetrator of the crime, as denounced by KRS 435.100, the trial court should give a reasonable doubt instruction.”
Montgomery v. Commonwealth, 262 S.W.2d 475 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “Appellant assigns the following reasons for reversal of this judgment; (1) the court erred in permitting the Commonwealth to reopen its case after appellant had made a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal; and (2) the court erred in its admonition and instructions to the…”
Anderson v. Commonwealth, 507 S.W.2d 187 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). “On September 30, 1968, the appellant, William Franklin Anderson, entered a plea of guilty in the Laurel Circuit Court to an indictment charging him with carnal knowledge of a female between the ages of twelve and sixteen years in violation of KRS 435.100(1) (b). The record shows…”
Gabbard v. Commonwealth, 214 S.W.2d 87 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). · cites it 4× “It is appellant’s argument that error was committed in failing to instruct on the common-law crime of attempted rape but this argument is sound only to the extent indicated, namely, that an instruction should have been given on attempt to commit the felony created by Kentucky…”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 435.100(1) — 12 cases
Lair v. Commonwealth, 330 S.W.2d 938 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). “KRS 435.100 was enacted to protect infants, either male or female, under the age of eighteen years from being carnally known, while KRS 435.”
Newsome v. Commonwealth, 274 S.W.2d 484 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “The punishment for having carnal knowledge of a girl over 16 and under 18 years of age with her consent is not less than two nor more than ten years in prison; and if it be shown beyond a reasonable doubt that prosecutrix is sexually immoral or has that reputation, the offending…”
Hensley v. Commonwealth, 271 S.W.2d 891 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “■ A second ground insisted upon for reversal is that the evidence warranted an instruction under KRS 435.100(1) (c), which provides a lesser penalty for carnally knowing a female of the age of sixteen, but less than eighteen years of age, with her consent.”
Anderson v. Commonwealth, 507 S.W.2d 187 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). “On September 30, 1968, the appellant, William Franklin Anderson, entered a plea of guilty in the Laurel Circuit Court to an indictment charging him with carnal knowledge of a female between the ages of twelve and sixteen years in violation of KRS 435.100(1) (b). The record shows…”
Glasscock v. Commonwealth, 307 S.W.2d 188 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 435.100(1)(b) — 1 case
Wise v. Commonwealth, 387 S.W.2d 292 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 435.100(c) — 1 case
Davis v. Commonwealth, 545 S.W.2d 644 (Ky. 1976).
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