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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Statutory Rape laws are based on the premise that until a person reaches a certain age, that individual is legally incapable of consenting to sexual intercourse. Thus, it is a crime for an adult to have sexual intercourse with a person under... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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It is a crime in all 50 states, and federal lands, for a husband to rape his wife. Spousal rape refers to sexual acts committed without a person's consent and/or against a person's will, when the perpetrator is the woman's husband... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Solicitation of prostitution refers to a person trying to obtain lewd conduct from another person. Solicitation to engage in lewd conduct requires specific intent to engage in that conduct. Specific intent is that intent where the person... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Sodomy
Sodomy refers to anal copulation by a man inserting his penis into the anus of another man or a woman. If accomplished by force, without consent or with someone incapable of consent, sodomy is a felony in the same way that rape... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Sexual battery is defined in California Penal Code Section 243.4(a), which reads in part:
"Any person who touches an intimate part of another person while that person is unlawfully restrained by the accused or an accomplice, and if... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Rape Rape is defined in California Penal Code Section 261 as an act of sexual intercourse (actual penetration of a woman's vagina with the man's penis) with someone other than a spouse, carried out without consent and accomplished... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Prostitution is illegal in California. Prostitution means to engage in sexual conduct for money or other consideration. A conviction for prostitution is a misdemeanor, resulting in a conviction for disorderly conduct. California... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Prostitution is related to "pandering," which means to procure another person for the purpose of prostitution. The following activities constitute pandering:
§ Procuring another person... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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Oral copulation refers to the act of touching the mouth of one person with another person's sexual organ or anus. The definitions of oral and copulation are: "oral" meaning of, relating to, or belonging to the mouth, and "... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
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A lewd or lascivious act is defines as any touching of the body of a child under the age of 14 years with the specific intent to arouse, appeal to, or gratify the sexual desires of either party. The touching can be against bare skin, or on top... |
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