Rape Reform and a Statutory Consent Defense

4 Lies , Rape , and Statutory Rape

Whenadefendant lies or uses other forms of deception to induce an adult partner into sex, the law only rarely treats that as rape, even if the partner would not have engaged in the act absent the deception.But when the defendant himself is deceived into having sex with a partner who is underage, such deception is normally no defense to charges of statutory rape, even if, once again, it was a “b...

Statutory Rape Laws in Historical Context

Rape, consent and intoxication: a legal practitioner's perspective.

A common theme of rape trials between two adults is the issue of consent. The prosecution will seek to prove that there was no consent given by the complainant at the time of the alleged offence. The defence will seek to show that there was or might have been consent at the material time. Consent in itself is a fairly straightforward concept and is defined in English Law Section 74 Sexual Offen...

Victim-Oriented Multidisciplinary Responses to Statutory Rape Training

Medical Peer Review, Antitrust, and the Effect of Statutory Reform