Wisconsin Code § 901.08

Admissibility of sexual conduct
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(1) In this
section:
(a) “Sexual conduct” means any conduct or behavior relating
to sexual activities, including prior experience of sexual intercourse or sexual contact, use of contraceptives, and sexual lifestyle.
(b) “Sexual misconduct” includes a violation of s. 940.22 (2),

940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.32, 942.08, 942.09, 942.095, 948.02,
948.025, 948.05 (1) or (1m), 948.055 (1) , 948.06, 948.07,
948.072, 948.075, 948.08, 948.081, 948.09, 948.095, 948.10, or
948.11 (2) and includes sexual harassment, as defined in s.
111.32 (13).
(c) “Victim” means a person against whom sexual misconduct
allegedly has been committed.
(2) In a civil action involving damages for an injury resulting
from sexual misconduct, any evidence concerning a victim’s sexual conduct, opinions of the victim’s sexual conduct, and reputation as to the victim’s sexual conduct, offered to prove that the
victim engaged in other sexual conduct or to prove the victim’s
sexual predisposition may not be admitted into evidence during
the course of any hearing or trial, nor may any reference to such
sexual conduct be made in the presence of the jury, except the
following:
(a) Evidence of the specific, consensual sexual conduct between the alleged offender and the victim.
(b) Evidence of specific instances of sexual conduct by the alleged victim after an in camera showing by the party requesting
the admission that the sexual conduct was the actual cause of the
victim’s injury for which damages are requested in the action.

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