Previously Chaste Character

[aaron]

That site is out of date. If you check the Mississippi statutes, you will find that Sec. 97-3-67 has been repealed.

(1) The crime of statutory rape is committed when:
[indent](a) Any person seventeen (17) years of age or older has sexual intercourse with a child who:

(i) Is at least fourteen (14) but under sixteen (16) years of age;

(ii) Is thirty-six (36) or more months younger than the person; and

(iii) Is not the person's spouse; or

(b) A person of any age has sexual intercourse with a child who:

(i) Is under the age of fourteen (14) years;

(ii) Is twenty-four (24) or more months younger than the person; and

(iii) Is not the person's spouse.

(2) Neither the victim's consent nor the victim's lack of chastity is a defense to a charge of statutory rape.

(3) Upon conviction for statutory rape, the defendant shall be sentenced as follows:

(a) If eighteen (18) years of age or older, but under twenty-one (21) years of age, and convicted under subsection (1)(a) of this section, to imprisonment for not more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary or a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or both;

(b) If twenty-one (21) years of age or older and convicted under subsection (1)(a) of this section, to imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) years in the State Penitentiary or a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or both, for the first offense, and not more than forty (40) years in the State Penitentiary for each subsequent offense;

(c) If eighteen (18) years of age or older and convicted under subsection (1)(b) of this section, to imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary or such lesser term of imprisonment as the court may determine, but not less than twenty (20) years;

(d) If thirteen (13) years of age or older but under eighteen (18) years of age and convicted under subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this section, such imprisonment, fine or other sentence as the court, in its discretion, may determine.

(4)

(a) Every person who shall have forcible sexual intercourse with any person, or who shall have sexual intercourse not constituting forcible sexual intercourse or statutory rape with any person without that person's consent by administering to such person any substance or liquid which shall produce such stupor or such imbecility of mind or weakness of body as to prevent effectual resistance, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned for life in the State Penitentiary if the jury by its verdict so prescribes; and in cases where the jury fails to fix the penalty at life imprisonment, the court shall fix the penalty at imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for any term as the court, in its discretion, may determine.

(b) This subsection (4) shall apply whether the perpetrator is married to the victim or not.

(5) In all cases where a victim is under the age of sixteen (16) years, it shall not be necessary to prove penetration where it is shown the genitals, anus or perineum of the child have been lacerated or torn in the attempt to have sexual intercourse with the child.

(6) For the purposes of this section, "sexual intercourse" shall mean a joining of the sexual organs of a male and female human being in which the penis of the male is inserted into the vagina of the female or the penetration of the sexual organs of a male or female human being in which the penis or an object is inserted into the genitals, anus or perineum of a male or female.

[kist]

Wow, life for date rape. The pendulum has swung from "We cant really do anything about that" to life imprisonent. The way I read 4 (a) you could get life in prison because your drunk date doesn't remember ripping her clothes and and screaming "I . . . I . . . wanna sex have. . . . "

Who's idea was it to let politicians create laws?

[jk]

=SimplerLife;248234]Gee. What great advice. Like he doesn't already know that one by heart.

then you need to understand he is still dating a 16 yo kid.

This really isn't about what a criminal he is. It's not about him "leaving kids alone." I hope you don't have a son. If you do, and he manages to fall for someone 3 years younger than him, I hope you don't treat him like a criminal. (My husband is 4 years older than me. He'll be thrilled to know you think he's a pedophile.)

Are you 16? If not, then you and your husbands relationship is nothing like your sons and the kid.

I don't know what I said that made you feel your presumption that I haven't counseled him thoroughly, wisely, and well is justified -- but you're out of line.

I'm out of line? You are the one blaiming the girl and her parents when in reality, it appears to be your son that is the major cause of the problems. He is an adult after all. He needs to act as such.

Did you read my post? Because that wasn't even a little bit apparent. So I was wondering.

from your original post:

s bad luck would have it, and as pretty much anybody including me could have predicted, they have reunited. He is now 19, and she is now 16. The threats of prosecution for statutory rape have escalated, and as of last week, her parents have informed her that they've asked the DA to look into it.

How would the girl know where your son was unless you or your son told her? Since he had to have told her, HE (or you if it was you) have re-initiated the problem.

Blindly supporting him? Boy. You must be clairvoyant -- or you must just think so.

Well, you blame the girl for everything although your son is "an adult". She would have no idea where your son was unless somebody told her on your side of the situation. Since you admitted that in the first post and then denied it later, I would call that blindly supporting your son, regardless of how many wrong things he has done.

You blame her parents for doing nothing:

Her parents do absolutely nothing to control her. It would be so easy for them to keep her from seeing my son. All they have to do is take away her car, her phone, the ungodly amount of money and freedom she has, and watch her. You know, like raise her. Know where she is at all times. The mother doesn't work. She could take her to and from school and keep an eye on her -- you know, as in raise her

You want to claim you son to be this perfect holier than thou guy that is the girls savior :

He's supposed to raise her for them I guess.

But here is the problem:

they have reunited.

Gee! Whose fault is this?

It isn;t the girl. If your son wanted to stay away, he would. He want to continue his sexual relationship with this kid regardless of the possible consequences.

Don't you get it? Your son is causing his own problems. Regardless how poorly the girls parents may be raising this child, your son had the opportunity to remove himself from the situation but he jumped back in to it.

He deserves whatever he gets at this point.

You need to open your eyes to what is really happening and quit blaming others.

btw; I believe the girls parents are raising their child. That is why they are getting the law involved. They want to keep your son away from her and having him arrested and prosecuted appears to be the only way to achieve this goal.

[cyjeff]

You know, I'm aware this is a free service, and I really am not expecting Clarence Darrow here, but I did have this crazy idea you folks could read a little better than you do.

He hasn't been charged. He has been threatened -- over and over and over for over a year. No charges.

So no, his recruiter doesn't know about the charges, although I discussed the situation with him. And although my husband isn't a Marine, he is a career Army officer, so YOU may be surprised how thoroughly familiar I am with how the Marines feel about sexual charges and a lot of other charges. They feel so bad about it they're waivering felons with convictions for far worse things that this so they can meet quotas which have become increasingly difficult to meet.

Then your son should be in some EXCELLENT company.

All kidding aside, exactly what felonies are the military waiving that is worse than rape?