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  2. Statutory rape - Wikipedia

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    Another argument presented in defence of statutory rape laws relates to the difficulty in prosecuting rape (against a victim of any age) in the courtroom. Because forced sexual intercourse with a minor is considered a particularly heinous form of rape, these laws relieve the prosecution of the burden to prove lack of consent.

  3. Rape laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    First Degree Statutory Rape N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 14-27.24 LWOP, life with parole or a prison term of at least 25 years (LWP and 25 years are only options if the defendant was under 18) After serving his sentence, the convict shall be under lifelong satellite-based monitoring Statutory Rape of a Person Who Is 15 Years of Age or Younger

  4. People of California v. Hernandez - Wikipedia

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    People of California v. Hernandez, 61 Cal.2d 529 (1964), was a California Supreme Court case ruling that an "honest and reasonable" mistake as to the age of a female is a valid defense to a statutory rape charge. [1] The defendant was charged with violating California Penal Code section 261, subd. 1, statutory rape, a misdemeanor. He pleaded ...

  5. Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County - Wikipedia

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    In the trial, the state of California argued that, "the language of [the statutory rape law] and the policy and intent of the California legislature evinced in other legislation demonstrate that the prevention of pregnancy and the prevention of physical harm to female minors are the primary purposes underlying [the law]," [6] This argument ...

  6. Laws regarding rape - Wikipedia

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    Rape was formerly a common law offence, with a statutory penalty first given by the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and given a statutory definition by the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976. This has itself been superseded by the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Rape is currently defined, in section 1 of that act, as follows: [87]

  7. Column: Under California law, 'spousal rape' gets special ...

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  8. California Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    Volumes of the Thomson West annotated version of the California Penal Code; the other popular annotated version is Deering's, which is published by LexisNexis. The Penal Code of California forms the basis for the application of most criminal law, criminal procedure, penal institutions, and the execution of sentences, among other things, in the American state of California.

  9. Anaheim cop accused of raping woman after tracking her from ...

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    According to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court of Central California, the woman was in the drive-through at an In-N-Out on May 19, 2023, near Orange Avenue and Brookhurst Street when she ...