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2. Rape laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In North Carolina, the offenses of Rape and Sexual Offense cover cases of forced penetration. [50] The Constitution of North Carolina ranks rape among the crimes which can be punished by death, although Kennedy v. Louisiana restricts the range of capital crimes to homicides and crimes against the State. [51]

3. Statutory rape - Wikipedia

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   By making it illegal for an adult to have sex with a minor, statutory rape laws aim to give the minor some protection against adults in a position of power over the youth. [3] Another argument presented in defence of statutory rape laws relates to the difficulty in prosecuting rape (against a victim of any age) in the courtroom.

4. Age of consent in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The laws of Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, [127] Mississippi, and Tennessee specifically refer to "statutory rape", with each state defining it differently. Nevada criminalizes "statutory sexual seduction" while Pennsylvania criminalizes "statutory sexual assault".

5. There are 10 new laws in North Carolina as of Dec. 1. Here’s ...

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   The new North Carolina laws taking effect on Thursday include two dealing with domestic violence protections. Skip to main content. News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join. Mail ...

6. North Carolina clears rape kit backlog; other states still ...

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   Seven years ago, North Carolina had 16,000 untested rape kits. The state says all of those kits have now been tested. North Carolina clears rape kit backlog; other states still have 1,000s

7. Marital rape in the United States - Wikipedia

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   State (1986) [13]) and from the rape law (Merton v. State (1986) [14]) were found unconstitutional. By 1993, all states had withdrawn the marital rape exemptions, the last states to do so being Oklahoma and North Carolina [3] (both in 1993) or the exemption had been declared judicially to be unconstitutional.

8. NC is solving cold cases by testing old rape kits. Why isn’t ...

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   The key to solving the gruesome rape of a 13-year-old girl sat for nearly 30 years in the storage unit of a small North Carolina police department. ... effort by the state’s law enforcement ...

9. List of sex-related court cases in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Kansas law allowing for opposite-sex statutory rape to be punished less severely than same-sex statutory rape is unconstitutional. Martin v. Ziherl, 607 S.E.2d 367 (Va. 2005). The Supreme Court of Virginia rules that the state criminal prohibition of sex between unmarried individuals (fornication) is unconstitutional in light of Lawrence v.