1-6-12, LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An unsolicited kiss on the mouth could lead to jail time in Nebraska under a new bill circulating in the Legislature.
Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery introduced a measure (LB797) Thursday that would add unwanted mouth-to-mouth kissing to a list of sexual activity recognized under the law.
Nebraska law already defines sexual contact as intentional touching of intimate or sexual areas. The bill was introduced in response to a registered sex offender who approached a young woman while she was mowing her lawn and kissed her without consent. Her family later learned that Nebraska has no law to address such situations, and the man was charged with disturbing the peace.
