NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.32 (2026)

Sexual activity with a student

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(a) If a defendant, who is a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, at any age, or who is other school personnel, and who is at least four years older than the victim engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a student, at any time during or after the time the defendant and victim were present together in the same school, but before the victim ceases to be a student, the defendant is guilty of a Class G felony, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the student. The term "same school" means a school at which the student is enrolled and the defendant is employed, assigned, or volunteers.

(b) A defendant who is school personnel, other than a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, and is less than four years older than the victim and engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a student, is guilty of a Class G felony.

(c) This section shall apply unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing for greater punishment.

(d) Consent is not a defense to a charge under this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) School. - As defined in G.S. 14-202.4(d)(2).

(2) School personnel. - As defined in G.S. 14-202.4(d)(3).

(3) School safety officer. - A school resource officer or any other person who is regularly present in a school for the purpose of promoting and maintaining safe and orderly schools.

(4) Student. - A person enrolled in kindergarten, or in grade one through grade 12 in any school within six months of any violation of this section. (1979, c. 682, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 9; 1981, c. 63; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1132; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-300, s. 2; 2003-98, s. 1; 2015-44, s. 2; 2015-181, s. 14(a), (b); 2023-128, s. 1(a).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2015–2017 · leading case: Does v. Cooper, 148 F. Supp. 3d 477 (M.D.N.C. 2015).

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Does v. Cooper, 148 F. Supp. 3d 477 (M.D.N.C. 2015). · cites it 2× “7(b) recodified as § 14-27.32); and statutory rape of a person who is 15 years of age or younger (§ 14-27.”

In re Bethea, 806 S.E.2d 677 (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “This sexual activity with a student offense to which Petitioner pled guilty is now codified under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.32 (2015). Following his convictions, Petitioner registered as a sex offender on 14 October 2004 under the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection…”

State v. Bethea (N.C. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Background On 13 September 2004, Petitioner pled guilty to six counts of felony sexual activity with a student in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.7 (b), upon which the court sentenced Petitioner.”

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