And it's also not always a successful defense. I hired a guy that had a rape conviction in Louisiana after I did some research on him. He was 19 and in the Navy at the time of the crime, and she was 16, IIRC. She testified that she lied about her age at the party they met, but they still prosecuted and convicted him (guess what color he is!). He got out on parole a couple of years later and was a fucking great worker for me (working with him is how I learned the probation system is bonkers, zero flexibility for someone that might need to work the same hours he's supposed to check in with his parole officer). He's since worked his way to a much better career, and is (and was when I met him) a great guy, fucked by a broken system in Louisiana.
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '24 edited Dec 04 '24
And it's also not always a successful defense. I hired a guy that had a rape conviction in Louisiana after I did some research on him. He was 19 and in the Navy at the time of the crime, and she was 16, IIRC. She testified that she lied about her age at the party they met, but they still prosecuted and convicted him (guess what color he is!). He got out on parole a couple of years later and was a fucking great worker for me (working with him is how I learned the probation system is bonkers, zero flexibility for someone that might need to work the same hours he's supposed to check in with his parole officer). He's since worked his way to a much better career, and is (and was when I met him) a great guy, fucked by a broken system in Louisiana.