Re: I Am a Victim of Statutory Rape Who Shares Custody
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cdwjava
The point in my reference above is that it is an offense for which the SoL starts at the time of occurrence (with few exceptions) and it is not a crime that falls into the same category as more serious sex offenses in CA.
Exactly, which is why I said I knew what you were going for. ;) The word “consent” gets used more loosely by the general public than the law does in this instance, and I recognize that. It happens with a lot of legal terms. (I can't tell you how many times I have heard nonlawyers misuse the term “hearsay.”) For that reason, lawyers in arguments to juries use the word “consent” much like the public does, which makes sense when trying to persuade them. But I like to try to educate those that come here and read these posts so that they might understand the legal side of it a bit better. It might help them understand it when they then run across it again later.