VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 44.160
Carnal Knowledge of Inmate, Parolee, Probationer, Detainee, Pretrial Defendant, or Posttrial Offender
The defendant is charged with the crime of carnal knowledge of a(n) [person detained or
arrested by a law-enforcement officer; inmate; parolee; probationer; juvenile detainee; pretrial
defendant; posttrial offender]. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of
the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant engaged in [sexual intercourse; cunnilingus; fellatio; anilingus; anal
intercourse; animate object sexual penetration; inanimate object sexual penetration] with (name of
person) while (name of person) was a(n) [person detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer;
inmate; parolee; probationer; juvenile detainee; pretrial defendant; posttrial offender] [committed to jail;
convicted and sentenced to confinement in a state, a local or regional correctional facility or jail; under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections; under the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile
Justice; under the jurisdiction of a secure facility or detention home; under the jurisdiction of a state or
local court services unit; under the jurisdiction of a local community-based probation services agency;
under the jurisdiction of a pretrial services agency]; and
(2) That the defendant was, at the time he engaged in such [sexual intercourse; cunnilingus; fellatio;
anilingus; anal intercourse; animate object sexual penetration; inanimate object sexual penetration], a(n)
[law-enforcement officer of; employee of; contractual employee of; volunteer with] a [state correctional
facility; local correctional facility; the regional jail; the Department of Corrections; the Department of
Juvenile Justice; a secure facility or detention home; a state or local court services unit; a local
community-based probation program; a pretrial services agency]; and
(3) That the defendant was, at the time he engaged in such [sexual intercourse; cunnilingus; fellatio;
anilingus; anal intercourse; animate object sexual penetration; inanimate object sexual penetration], in a
position of authority over (name of person); and
(4) That the defendant knew that (name of person) was under the jurisdiction of a [state
correctional facility; local correctional facility; regional jail; the Department of Corrections; the
Department of Juvenile Justice; a secure facility or detention home; a state or local court services unit; a
local community-based probation program; pretrial services program].
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty [but
you shall not fix the punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has
been heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one or
more of the elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
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- 2026-10-11
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- crim-2025-10-01
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