Representative Nick Wilson.Photo: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Survivorwinner turned Kentucky lawmaker Nick Wilson is clarify things after filing a state bill on Tuesday that would legalize sex between first cousins, which he later called a “mistake.”
“During the drafting process, there was an inadvertent change, which struck “first cousins” from the list of relationships included under the incest statute, and I failed to add it back in,” Wilson explained in aFacebookpost early Wednesday. “During today’s session, I will withdraw HB 269 and refile a bill with the “first cousin” language intact.”
Wilson said the purpose of the bill was to “add ‘sexual contact’ to the incest statute.”
The bill was withdrawn during Wednesday’s session, per the Kentucky General Assembly’swebsite. The state representative said he would “refile a bill with the ‘first cousin’ language intact,” hoping it would “get a second chance.”
“This is a bill to combat a problem of familial and cyclical abuse that transcends generations of Kentuckians. I understand that I made a mistake, but I sincerely hope my mistake doesn’t hurt the chances of the corrected version of the bill,” his statement read.
Representative Nick Wilson.Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
On Wednesday afternoon, Wilson provided a new update on Facebook, confirming that the bill had been refilled,writing, “House Bill 289 adds ‘sexual contact’ to incest, applies a penalty to such conduct, and adds incest to the violent offender statute. This bill makes NO other changes to current law.”
The post included a link to the Kentucky General Assembly’swebsitethat had acopy of the amended bill, showing “first cousins” included.
WilsonwonSurvivor: David vs. Goliathin 2018and returned for 2020’sSurvivor: Winners at War. In March 2023, he faced backlash forsupporting the controversial SB 150, which was seen as dangerous to the LGBTQ+ community, being that it includes a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
“Survivor” winner Nick Wilson.Robert Voets/CBS via Getty
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