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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. 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".

4. 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.

5. Tennessee bill to allow death penalty for child rape in ...

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   Tennessee could become one of the few states to permit capital punishment for rape of a child under 12. House Bill 1663, sponsored by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, would ...

6. Tennessee governor OKs bill allowing death penalty for child ...

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   Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme ...

7. Teacher Who Got Pregnant After Raping Boy, 12, Gets 25 ... - AOL

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   A former Tennessee teacher who got pregnant after raping a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with no parole. ... three counts of aggravated statutory rape ...

8. Child sexual abuse laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In this Louisiana case, Patrick Kennedy raped his 8-year-old stepdaughter, resulting in serious injuries which required surgery. 44 states prohibit death penalty for any kind of rape, but Louisiana and 4 other states permit it for child rape — Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. There's disagreement over the status of a Georgia law ...

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. Texas.