(a) In any prosecution for prostitution in violation of § 53a-82 or soliciting sexual acts in violation of § 53a-83, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, and it shall be no defense that: (1) Such persons were of the same sex; or (2) the person who received, agreed to receive or solicited a fee was a male and the person who paid or agreed or offered to pay such fee was a female.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 53a-84

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Person: means a human being, and, where appropriate, a public or private corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. See Connecticut General Statutes 53a-3

(b) In any prosecution for soliciting sexual acts in violation of § 53a-83 promoting prostitution in violation of § 53a-86, 53a-87 or 53a-88 or permitting prostitution in violation of § 53a-89, it shall be no defense that the person engaging or agreeing to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee could not be prosecuted for a violation of § 53a-82 on account of such person’s age.