Delaware Code § 11-780A

Sexual intercourse or penetration with a person in custody; class F felony
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(a) It is unlawful for a law-enforcement officer, an employee working at a detention facility, a contractor or employee of a contractor
working at a detention facility, or a volunteer working at a detention facility to engage in sexual intercourse or sexual penetration with
a person who is in custody, as defined in § 1258 of this title.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a licensed medical doctor or nurse when the penetration occurs for the purpose of
diagnosis or treatment or to a law-enforcement officer who is lawfully performing job duties.
(c) Consent of the person in custody is not a defense to an act in violation of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class F felony.

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