LE 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Statutory Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual Intercourse
2 May 2017
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Common law rape/ sexual assault: have been dramatically altered in modern rape statutes to appreciate that during the 1970s and 1980s . Sexual assault reform changed the face of criminal sexual assault law to confront the reality that most victims are raped by they know. Victim usually knows the attacker used to have to fight off their attacker but not anymore. No longer a male upon female only idea, anyone can sexually assault anyone. Modern rape laws: force beyond the degree required to complete a sexual penetration or. Sexual assault laws, about the inability to say yes or no, and if they can"t verbalize their consent it is a no. If they can"t remember it is sexual assault contact isn"t always required to satisfy the force requirement in rape. Rape shield status: cross examination of the victim, not allowed to call the victim. Sexual history of victim is not relevant.
