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  2. 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

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  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. Child sexual abuse laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kansas v. Hendricks that a predatory sex offender can be civilly committed upon release from prison. [5] The Supreme Court ruled in Stogner v.. California that California's ex post facto law, a retroactive extension of the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors, is unconstitution

  7. Women Slam Music Industry for Ignoring Sexual ... - AOL

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    After years of allegedly being silenced, 10 female survivors of sexual assault took a stand against the music industry — and exposed their experiences with Axl Rose, Nick Carter and more musicians.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Diddy accused of sexual assault, harassment by male music ...

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of sexual assault by a former male colleague.The new lawsuit is the latest in a string of disturbing allegations of a similar nature against the music mogul ...