State v. Powers

DEININGER, PJ.

¶ 1. John Powers appeals an order denying his motion to dismiss a charge of second-degree sexual assault in violation of Wis. Stat. § 940.225(2)(g) (2001-02). The statute makes it a crime for an employee of a facility or program specified in the statute to have sexual contact or sexual intercourse with a patient or resident of the facility or program. Powers, an employee of a federal health care facility located in Wisconsin, contends that only employees of "inpatient health care facilities" 2 that are licensed or regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family…