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    Default Is Rape Still Be Prosecuted 16 Years Later

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Florida

    I recently saw that a man on the Florida Department of Corrections website that raped me when I was 15 and he was 21. (By rape I mean I was consenting, but unable to give consent due to my age.) I am now in my 30s.
    Evidently he has continued to take advantage of girls and has served time for those offenses. I am plagued with guilt because I should have said something back then. I still remember everything, how could I forget. Is it possible to still prosecute this individual or has the time frame ran out?

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    Default Re: Is Rape Still Able to Be Prosecuted 16 Yrs. Later

    The statute of limitations in Florida didn't start running until you turned 18, but if you're in your 30's now, the SOL has long since expired.

    Even if it hadn't (for example if it were a capital crime), unless there was some type of police report made at the time, evidence collected at the time, medical issues documented at the time, of you've got your diary (or his) from that time period that MIGHT be admissible, then the only thing for a prosecutor to go on is your statement 15 years after the fact. Certainly old cases and crimes can come to trial (how long after depends on the specific crime), but they really must have either SOME type of evidence, or a rock solid confession for any prosecutor to even consider moving forward with a case.

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    Default Re: Is Rape Still Able to Be Prosecuted 16 Yrs. Later

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    The statute of limitations in Florida didn't start running until you turned 18, but if you're in your 30's now, the SOL has long since expired.

    Even if it hadn't (for example if it were a capital crime), unless there was some type of police report made at the time, evidence collected at the time, medical issues documented at the time, of you've got your diary (or his) from that time period that MIGHT be admissible, then the only thing for a prosecutor to go on is your statement 15 years after the fact. Certainly old cases and crimes can come to trial (how long after depends on the specific crime), but they really must have either SOME type of evidence, or a rock solid confession for any prosecutor to even consider moving forward with a case.
    Correct. Plus the laws 16 years ago were a bit different. There was no Megans law or Sex offender registry. I don't even know if there was an age of consent back then?

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