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U.__The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed as | | a social worker or purports to be a psychiatrist, a | | psychologist or licensed as a social worker to the other | | person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a | | patient or client of the actor for mental health therapy.__As | | used in this paragraph, "mental health therapy" means | | psychotherapy or other treatment modalities intended to change | | behavior, emotions or attitudes and based upon an intimate | | relationship involving trust and dependency with a substantial | | potential for vulnerability and abuse.__Violation of this | | paragraph is a Class D crime; or |
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| | | V.__The actor is a psychiatrist, a psychologist or licensed | | as a social worker or purports to be a psychiatrist, a | | psychologist or licensed as a social worker to the other | | person and the other person, not the actor's spouse, is a | | patient or client of the actor for mental health therapy and | | the sexual contact includes penetration.__As used in this | | paragraph, "mental health therapy" means psychotherapy or | | other treatment modalities intended to change behavior, | | emotions or attitudes and based upon an intimate | | relationship involving trust and dependency with a | | substantial potential for vulnerability and abuse. Violation | | of this paragraph is a Class C crime. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §260, sub-§1, ¶I, as corrected by RR 2003, c. 2, §27, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | I. The actor owns, operates or is an employee of an | | organization, program or residence that is operated, | | administered, licensed or funded by the Department of Health | | and Human Services and the other person, not the actor's | | spouse, receives services from the organization, program or | | residence and the organization, program or residence | | recognizes that other person as a person with mental | | retardation. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution | | under this paragraph that the actor receives services for | | mental retardation or is a person with mental retardation as | | defined in Title 34-B, section 5001, subsection 3. | Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or |
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| | | Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §260, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 138, §5, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | J. The other person, not the actor's spouse, is in fact less | | than 18 years of age and is a student enrolled in a private or | | public elementary, secondary or special education school, | | facility or institution and the actor, who is at least 21 years | | of age, is a teacher, employee or other |
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