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  2. Texas Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    The first codification of Texas criminal law was the Texas Penal Code of 1856. Prior to 1856, criminal law in Texas was governed by the common law, with the exception of a few penal statutes. [3] In 1854, the fifth Legislature passed an act requiring the Governor to appoint a commission to codify the civil and criminal laws of Texas.

  3. Rape laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Sexual Assault of a Child in the Second Degree Wis. Stat. § 948.02 Up to 40 years Sexual Assault of a Child Placed in Substitute Care Wis. Stat. § 948.085 Up to 40 years Sexual Assault of a Child by a School Staff Person or Person Who Works or Volunteers with Children Wis. Stat. § 948.095 Up to 6 years

  4. File:Nonconsensual penetrative sex laws by U.S. state map.svg

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    Therefore, Texas sexual assault law remains coercion-based: despite the frequent use of the word 'consent', a person cannot freely revoke their implied permanent consent (unless they can satisfy one of the 12 specified circumstances), and there is no requirement for the actor to receive affirmative consent from the other person in order for sex ...

  5. Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    The term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act prohibited by federal, state, or tribal law, including when a victim lacks capacity to consent. Funds made available to the Crime Victims Fund under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 must be used to carry out the requirements of this section, subject to specified exceptions."

  6. Marital rape in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The state modernized its law to use the term "sexual assault" rather than "rape", and to be gender neutral, rather than to assume a male perpetrator and female victim. The change in law was the result of advocacy by second wave feminist organizations and victim advocacy groups in Nebraska, and was introduced to the legislature by Senator Wally ...

  7. Man's rape lawsuit against Diddy dismissed after 5 new cases ...

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    If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and ...

  8. Texas judge dismisses sexual assault lawsuit against Cowboys ...

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    A Texas judge dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on Wednesday, ending a months-long legal battle over an alleged 2017 incident, according to WFAA.

  9. The end of the sexual assault law that sent shockwaves ... - AOL

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