Court: Statutory Rape Unconstitutional For Suspects Under 13
On June - 8 - 2011
COLUMBUS, OH — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that sexual activity between two children under the age of 13 without force or impairment cannot be defined as rape. In August 2007, a 12-year-old boy was accused of engaging in sexual acts with an 11-year-old boy in Licking County. A young witness said the older, taller boy would bribe the younger one with video games, but the conduct did not occur until the 11-year-old consented, according to the case background.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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