Statutory Assault Case Study

Statutory rape refers to the act of sexual intercourse in which one of the participants is below a certain age, as defined by law, at which they are deemed incapable of being able to consent to such behavior. The age of consent varies between states and has been altered over time and the history of such laws will be discussed later on. But this paper will know discuss the concept of sex being a social construct based upon rates of sexual activity in adolescents and behavioral problems that have resulted from sexual relationships. So what factors influence society’s perception of sex? Age, and age difference between partners is certainly a major component, being one of the most significant aspects of what is considered statutory rape. From the play, we know that Li’l Bit was 11 years old when she was first sexual assaulted by Peck, who is significantly older than she is. Harold

The Steubenville and Glen Ridge rape cases are two very similar cases. The perpetrators were football student athletes with promising futures and the victims were teenage girls whose capability of consenting to the acts done to them were questioned. One of the victims was seventeen-years old and had an intelligence quotient of 64 and the reading comprehension of a second grader. The second victim was sixteen-years old and was publicly assaulted while she was completely intoxicated. This paper will discuss each victim and their perpetrators, as well as the trial sentencing and prosecution. It will explore the different reactions from the community and the debate over the victim’s responsibility leading towards the incident. In both rape

Sexual assault is one of the most challenging issues that must be dealt with within the Canadian legal system. Sexual assault is defined as sexual activity inflicted upon someone without their given consent. In order for a sexual assault to be eligible for that title, a person committing sexual acts must continue to engage without the consent of the other person. Sexual assault is also heavily related to the rape myths that exist within society and these are the decisive factors when resolving a sexual assault case. These rape myths generally target the victim of sexual assault blaming them for the actions that occurred. The first case involving consent and rape myths to ever reach the Supreme Court of Canada to be resolved is the case of

Every part of our research statement has been defined now, and the purpose of defining each aspect ourselves was to not be over or under inclusive. The reason we have narrowed down the definition of sexual assault to just forced intercourse is because among a crime that is not often reported, rape is the aspect that females will most commonly report to authorities. We chose seventeen as our minimum age because it is the legal age of consent in Texas, and any female older than seventeen is also at risk of being raped on a campus. It may seem over inclusive to add every age over seventeen, but all sexual assault crimes, regardless of age, are reported in the Clery Act. Just studying females is important because they are the most likely population to be victims of sexual assault. Finally, public campuses are the only Universities we are using because data is more readily available and representative of actual crime rates.

In the case of a crime assault and suspicion of rape of a 14 year-old girl; Jones, Walsh and Bert were arrested. During the investigation, the police obtain statement from a man name Bland providing additional information that suspect Jones was involved in three separate assaults and rapes of juveniles over three days. The prosecution filed charges against Jones, Walsh and Bert for their involvement in the crime. The suspect, Bert then hired an attorney to defend him and explains to his lawyer that he did not participate in any acts of raping these girls and that he was only present one time with Jones and all he did was hit one of the girls. Bert also goes on to say that he can prove this because at the times the other rapes are alleged to have occurred, he was with Mook, who is currently out of the country on a mountain climbing trip and will not return for 2 months. Bland also contacts the prosecutor’s office and provides a written statement to the prosecutor that Walsh was not present during any of the rapes. (Case Study, n.d.)

In the State of Tennessee, we have two rape statutes that concern the victimizations of unwilling sexual partners. The first statute that we have is that of Aggravated rape also known as TCA Code 39-13-502. This statute defines aggravated rape as the victim being forced into sexual penetration or coercion of sexual penetration of female victims (TCA Code 39-13-502). The use of force and coercion is also a mandate for male victims of aggravated rape where they are a force to penetrate another person with their penis (TCA Code 39-13-502). With the of aggravated rape must also show that the act was conducted with a weapon or what could be a weapon (TCA Code 39-13-502). If the offender harms/assaults the victim to commit the rape, the case has become aggravated rape, or when there is more than one offender to the sexual assault the case has become aggravated rape (TCA Code 39-13-502). The mental health and the physical affections of the victim can also increase from rape to aggravated rape when the offender knows or has an idea that the victim has some affection (TCA Code 39-13-502). Aggravated rape is a Class

The legal age of consent in the state of Pennsylvania is 16-years-old. As such, state law defines statutory sexual assault as sexual intercourse that is not forced with someone under that age. Furthermore, the older partner must be at least four years older than the minor for sexual intercourse to qualify as this offense. According to the Pennsylvania Courts, the exception to the statutory sexual assault

In light of my recent knowledge that I won’t be completing my internship until July 25, 2015, I cannot describe my internship experience in regards to the information presented in Chapter 9: Assault and Other Risks of the Brain N. Baird book. On the other hand, I can describe how I think it would be and the actions I would take to combat situational factors. For instance, every camper is required to fill out a liability release form with his or her parent or guardian before attending camp.

Sexual assault crimes are crimes that are unfortunately occurring in a more consistent bases. This type of crime also happens to anyone, either the person is a male or a female and does not matter where you live. In the past, this type of crime was considered to have a vague definition what is sexual assault and how it can be proven. There were not clear definition on who were the actual victims of this type of crime, for example does this apply only to women or does it also apply to younger victims such as children. Gender identity if men and boys can also be sexually assaulted was also vague and hardly taken into consideration. Now, there is a more clear definition on the different types of sexual assault crimes, the types of punishment in which a perpetrator should receive and the type of policies that should be implemented to solve this atrocious issue not only in the different communities but also in variety of colleges and universities.

Therefore, the government should create a clear differentiation between the two types of statutory rapes and then a set of clear guidelines should be constructed. The first form of statutory rape occurs when a person violently rapes an unwilling child under the age of consent, whether that person is a stranger or family member (incest). This form is defined and in some cases more serious, deserving harsher punishment than the other. The second kind of statutory rape is when a person of legally age is accused of rape, by reason of committing sexual activities with their significantly younger partner. Under this circumstance, “sex with a minor”, is when things are no longer only black and white. Violent rape is rape; no matter how old the victim; on the other hand “under age sex” gets tricky.

Some people may feel that it is unfair to prosecute the attacker years later, but I disagree. Having limitations on this type of crime, gives the victim an out and a chance to do it again because the law will protect them. I have no tolerance for sexual assault crimes

The current society that w live in is full of crimes and people that go against the laws. Many people commit crimes despite the punishments set for those crimes. A crime is any act that goes against the law ordering it or any act that is omitted against a law ordering it. Laws are set of rules that are set to govern people on how they conduct themselves. This paper will discuss one crime which is sexual assault. The paper will look into rape and defilement. Rape is any engagement of sexual act with a person who has not agreed to it. Defilement is still a form of sexual engagement with a person who has not agreed to it but defilement is for those that are under the age of 18 years (juveniles). It involves engaging in sexual acts with a person who under law is still a child. The

Third is Las Vegas, the age of consent in Las Vegas and throughout Nevada is 16 years. In Las Vegas statutory rape law is also known as strict liability crime which means that someone can be found guilty of this type of offense even if he or she was genuinely unaware that the victim was under sixteen. In Las Vegas, a teacher cannot engage in a sexual conduct with a student even if the teacher is twenty-one or older, and the student is sixteen or older, this crime is seen as category C felony and the punishment is spending one to five years in Nevada state prison pulse 10,000 dollars

This draws the lines to simply teenagers who having sex to people who are older than them. I think this also can be looked in couple different ways. One is, does rape occurred? and what relationship was between the two? This is to help us figure out whether force was used or age advantage was used. For example, in the of Michael M., I believe that even though the statutory rape law is defined to be sexual intercourse with a female who is not the wife when she is under 18 years, they both were on the same age range and that they should all been

Statutory Rape is a type of rape in which an adult has sexual intercourse with a minor without consent; statutory rape is also known to be a california penal code 261.5. Rape of any sort is not permitted and is much discriminated all over the world, although this action is illegal it continues to happen and only so much effort into stopping this action can be done. As this patronizing, unlawful, and abusive sexual intercourse is taking placing all over the United States much education has been provided in schools to stop these crimes but have made few process. As much as women are equal to men, women are belittled and looked upon as sexual objects feeding into rape. Laws have been made to set boundaries and lower these rates of statutory rape happening in the United States. Keeping the children of the future safe is mandatory for a more further advanced world.