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In December of that same year, the Pennsylvania House's Judiciary Committee voted 14-3 in favor of legislation that would strip husbands of the "right to use marriage as a defense against sexual assault charges." The bill had increased its co-sponsorship from five legislators during 1978 to twenty-four in 1979.
Sexual assault when violence is threatened or used or when victim drugged Colo. Rev. Stat. §18-3-402(3.5) Between 4 and 12 years, followed by 5 years of parole Sexual assault when victim suffers serious bodily injury or when offender armed or assisted by others Colo. Rev. Stat. §18-3-402(5) Between 8 and 24 years, followed by 5 years of parole
Nevada law appears to require force or threat of force. Article 200.373 states that: "It is no defense to a charge of sexual assault that the perpetrator was, at the time of the assault, married to the victim, if the assault was committed by force or by the threat of force."
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The only minimum age for a perpetrator of first degree rape/criminal sexual act with a victim under 11 (NY Penal Law §§ 130.35[3] & 130.50[3]), sexual abuse in the first and second degrees (NY Penal Law §§ 130.65[3] & 130.60[2]), and misdemeanor sexual misconduct (NY Penal Law § 130.20) is provided by the defense of infancy found at NY ...
On November 26, 2019, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law legislation which significantly reformed the state's child sex abuse statute. [4] The new law abolishes Pennsylvania's criminal statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse and extends the timeline victims have to file civil action against their abusers from 12 to 37 years.
On Friday, Feb. 2, New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Rape Is Rape Act” into law. Its expansion of body parts that are considered “rape” makes this statute a long overdue ...
A Pennsylvania woman faces indecent assault charges after allegedly attempting to ply two tween boys with alcohol and sexually assault one of them after they shoveled snow from her driveway.