(a) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sex act with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in sexual intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(1), or deviant sexual intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-60(2), with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in a sex act with a foster child is a Class B felony.

(b) A person commits the crime of engaging in a sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and engages in a sexual contact, pursuant to Section 13A-6-60(3), with a foster child under the age of 19 years who is under his or her care or supervision. Engaging in sexual contact with a foster child is a Class C felony.

(c) A person commits the crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a foster child if he or she is a foster parent and solicits, persuades, encourages, harasses, or entices a foster child under the age of 19 to engage in a sex act including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(1), deviate sexual intercourse, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(2), or sexual contact, as defined by Section 13A-6-30(3). The crime of soliciting a sex act or sexual contact with a foster child is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) Consent is not a defense to a charge under subsections (a), (b), or (c).

(e) For the purposes of this section a foster parent is an individual approved or licensed by the Department of Human Resources or other child placing agencies who provides care and supervision to a foster child under the temporary or permanent custody of the department.