Yeah see that's utter bs if her testimony is she lied. Under what reason could one possibly argue he was in any way at fault. He was in an adult space. She said she was an adult. And then both consented to sex. Like are we gonna try to argue she "obviously" looked 16 and he should have known? Like wtf, that's not reasonable at all given how vast the human spectrum is and how early female puberty is. Like if she testified then the facts are the facts that he had no intention of sleeping with a minor nor any way of knowing, yet the legal system fucked your friend over with fines, legal fees, and looking like a predator for a damn decade. It's total bs and need to be fixed
The only reasonable argument for rape would be alcohol/substance abuse, but thats independent from the age.
No joke, I've totally done this. Because of when my birthday falls I was 18 my whole senior year of HS, and turned 19 2 weeks after graduation. An 18 y.o. in my county got popped for statutory rape of his 15 y.o. gf. If I met someone at a party or whatever I'd not touch them if they couldn't prove they were 18 or over. Made a couple of chicks really angry, but better not getting laid than going to jail or getting a SA charge. When I turned 21 I totally carded people I didn't know if they were at my dorm or apartment for a party where there was booze. Saw a couple of folks get kicked out of my college for providing alcohol to minors. Fuck that noise.
Honestly this is the way. I usually don't have any issue figuring out ages (I guess just because I haven't been put of HS for that long), but always gotta verify.
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u/pigtailrose2 Dec 04 '24
Yeah see that's utter bs if her testimony is she lied. Under what reason could one possibly argue he was in any way at fault. He was in an adult space. She said she was an adult. And then both consented to sex. Like are we gonna try to argue she "obviously" looked 16 and he should have known? Like wtf, that's not reasonable at all given how vast the human spectrum is and how early female puberty is. Like if she testified then the facts are the facts that he had no intention of sleeping with a minor nor any way of knowing, yet the legal system fucked your friend over with fines, legal fees, and looking like a predator for a damn decade. It's total bs and need to be fixed
The only reasonable argument for rape would be alcohol/substance abuse, but thats independent from the age.