New Mexico § 20-12-74 - Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust; consent not a defense

§ 20-12-74. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust; consent not a defense

A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person: (1) is an officer or noncommissioned officer; (2) is in a training leadership position with respect to a specially protected junior

member of the armed forces; and (3) knew, or reasonably should have known, that the person was engaged in prohibited

sexual activity with a specially protected junior member of the armed forces. B. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person is a military recruiter

and knew, or reasonably should have known, that the person was engaged in prohibited

sexual activity with: (1) an applicant for military service; or (2) a specially protected junior member of the armed forces who is enlisted under

a delayed entry program. C. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person: (1) is a commissioned, warrant or noncommissioned officer; (2) is in a training leadership position with respect to a specially protected member

of the armed forces; and (3) engaged in prohibited sexual activity with a person that the person knew, or reasonably

should have known, was a specially protected junior member of the armed forces. D. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person: (1) is a commissioned, warrant or noncommissioned officer; (2) is performing duties as a military recruiter; and (3) engaged in prohibited sexual activity with a person that the person knew, or reasonably

should have known, was an applicant for military service; or (4) engaged in prohibited sexual activity with a person that the person knew, or reasonably

should have known, was a specially protected junior member of the armed forces who

is enlisted under a delayed entry program. E. Consent is not a defense to prosecution pursuant to this section. F. The maximum punishment of prosecution pursuant to this section shall be a dishonorable

discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances received on or after the effective

date of the sentence and confinement for less than one year. G. As used in this section: (1) “ applicant for military service ” means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the secretary concerned, is

an applicant for original enlistment or appointment in the armed forces; (2) “ military recruiter ” means a person who, under regulations prescribed by the secretary concerned, has

the primary duty to recruit persons for military service; (3) “ prohibited sexual activity ” means, as specified in regulations prescribed by the secretary concerned, inappropriate

physical intimacy under circumstances described in such regulations; (4) “ regulations prescribed by the secretary concerned ” means rules, regulations, instructions and procedures prescribed by the secretary

of the army or secretary of the air force with respect to soldiers or airmen of the

national guard; (5) “ specially protected junior member of the armed forces ” means a member of the armed forces who is: (a) assigned to, or is awaiting assignment to, basic training or other initial active

duty for training, including a member who is enlisted under a delayed entry program; (b) a cadet, an officer candidate or a student in any other officer qualification

program; or (c) in any program that, by regulation prescribed by the secretary concerned, is identified

as a training program for initial career qualification; and (6) “ training leadership position ” means, with respect to a specially protected junior member of the armed forces,

any drill instructor position or other leadership position in a basic training program,

an officer candidate school, a reserve officers' training corps unit, a training program

for entry into the armed forces or any program that, by regulation prescribed by the

secretary concerned, is identified as a training program for initial career qualification.