{"id":795,"date":"2012-08-09T17:55:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T17:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vtjuryinstructions.org\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2019-01-18T18:23:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:23:37","slug":"prohibited-acts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtjuryinstructions.org\/?page_id=795","title":{"rendered":"Prohibited Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>CR27-108.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vtjuryinstructions.org\/criminal\/MS27-108.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Engaging in Prostitution<\/a>, 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(8) (03\/03\/06)<\/li>\n<li>CR27-135.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vtjuryinstructions.org\/criminal\/MS27-135.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Inducing a Female to Live Life of Prostitution<\/a>, 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(5) (03\/30\/07)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Reporter&#8217;s Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lewd Act\/Prohibited Conduct.<\/strong> In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In re K.A.<\/span>, 2016 VT 52, \u00b6 21, 202 Vt. 86, the Supreme Court declared that lewdness not \u201crelating to prostitution\u201d was not an operative offense under 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(8). However, the Legislature amended the statute in 2017 to establish lewdness not related to prostitution as an offense. <em>See<\/em> 13 V.S.A. \u00a7\u00a02601a. The model instruction for lewdness, CR27-046, is available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/vtjuryinstructions.org\/?page_id=791\">Lewd and Lascivious Conduct page<\/a> of this website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Engaging in Prostitution.\u00a0 <\/strong>The model instruction for engaging in prostitution, 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(8), focuses on \u201cthe offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire,\u201d under \u00a7 2631.\u00a0 The committee is not aware of any prosecution under that section for \u201cthe offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire.\u201d\u00a0 The committee\u2019s understanding is that the statutory reference to \u201csexual intercourse\u201d is limited to the insertion of a man\u2019s erect penis into a woman\u2019s vagina.\u00a0 <em>See<\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus<\/span> (American Edition 1996), at 1388.\u00a0 The scope of the statute is limited to the ordinary meaning of the term, under the rule of lenity.\u00a0 This interpretation is consistent with the discussion of prostitution in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">State v. George<\/span>, 157 Vt. 580 (1991).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Inducing Female to Live Life of Prostitution.\u00a0 <\/strong>This instruction, like the instruction for \u201cengaging in prostitution,\u201d focuses on sexual intercourse for hire.\u00a0 A prosecution for inducing a female to engage in indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire is unlikely.\u00a0 Compare <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">State v. Corologos<\/span>, 101 Vt. 300 (1928) (prosecution for indiscriminate sale of ice cream and beverages on Sunday).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CR27-108.\u00a0 Engaging in Prostitution, 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(8) (03\/03\/06) CR27-135.\u00a0 Inducing a Female to Live Life of Prostitution, 13 V.S.A. \u00a7 2632(a)(5) (03\/30\/07) Reporter&#8217;s Note Lewd Act\/Prohibited Conduct. 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