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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.90 (2026)

Sexual contact or penetration under pretext of medical treatment; definitions.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE

Act 328 of 1931

750.90 Sexual contact or penetration under pretext of medical treatment; definitions.

Sec. 90.

(1) An individual who undertakes medical treatment of a patient and in the course of that medical treatment misrepresents to the patient that sexual contact between the individual and the patient is necessary or will be beneficial to the patient's health and who induces the patient to engage in sexual contact with the individual by means of the misrepresentation is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years.

(2) An individual who undertakes medical treatment of a patient and in the course of that medical treatment misrepresents to the patient that sexual penetration between the individual and the patient is necessary or will be beneficial to the patient's health and who induces the patient to engage in sexual penetration with the individual by means of the misrepresentation is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 25 years.

(3) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that individual while violating this section.

(4) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section to be served consecutively to a term of imprisonment imposed for any other crime, including any other violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this section.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Medical treatment" includes an examination or a procedure.

(b) "Patient" means a person who has undergone or is seeking to undergo medical treatment.

(c) "Sexual contact" means the intentional touching of the victim's or actor's intimate parts or the intentional touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the victim's or actor's intimate parts, if that intentional touching can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, done for a sexual purpose, or done in a sexual manner.

(d) "Sexual penetration" means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, regardless of whether semen is emitted, if that intrusion can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, done for a sexual purpose, or done in a sexual manner.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.90 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 10, 2023

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 1 of Act 172 of 1883, being How., § 9314e; CL 1897, § 11721; CL 1915, § 15505; and CL 1929, § 16847.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2016 · leading case: People v. Alter, 659 N.W.2d 667 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).

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People v. Alter, 659 N.W.2d 667 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “Defendant was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual intercourse under the pretext of medical treatment, MCL 750.90, and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.”

People v. Ambrose, 895 N.W.2d 198 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “At sentencing, the trial court found that OV 9 was properly scored at 10 points for two to nine victims placed at risk of bodily injury or loss of life, stating: [A]nd I’m affirming the score of OV 9 for the number of victims and I guess I take my queue from statutes MCL…”

Vigilant Ins. v. Kambly, 319 N.W.2d 382 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “285, holds sexual intercourse under pretext of medical treatment to be a felony: "Any person who shall undertake to medically treat any female person, and while so treating her, shall represent to such female that it is, or will be, necessary or beneficial to her health that she…”

People v. Federico, 381 N.W.2d 819 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “On August 11, 1983, defendant was convicted by a jury in Wayne County Circuit Court of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to rob and steal, MCL 750.90; MSA 28.284, and felony-firearm, MCL 750.”

Cotton v. Kambly, 300 N.W.2d 627 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “He referred to MCL 750.90; MSA 28.285, which makes it a felony for a doctor to induce a patient to engage in sexual intercourse under the guise of treatment.”

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People v. Ambrose, 895 N.W.2d 198 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “At sentencing, the trial court found that OV 9 was properly scored at 10 points for two to nine victims placed at risk of bodily injury or loss of life, stating: [A]nd I’m affirming the score of OV 9 for the number of victims and I guess I take my queue from statutes MCL…”

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