In the state of Alabama in 1992- if its legal for a female to have sex at the age of 16, but she has it with a 23 year old male, is that statutory rape? The girl consented and was promiscous anyways. It would be too late now to prosecute anybody. But if anybody found out could the guy have gotten in trouble. If the guy really did not want to do it, but the girl really wanted to, I doubt she would have used him like that to get in trouble. Thats the problem with statory rape, because it is not always forced raped.
2007-08-09 17:21:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In Alabama, sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old female is not rape unless she is either forcibly compelled to engage in sex or is incapable of giving consent. If consent was given, as you say, no rape occurred. The law on this has been consistent.
2007-08-10 08:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by acyberotaku 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Alabama, the technical crime for statutory rape is "sodomy". Basically, persons under 16 cannot give consent to having sex. However, it's not a crime for two teenagers between the age of 12 and 15 to have sex. After the age of 16, absent mental defect, a person can consent to sex.
Check out this link and then choose title 13, chapter 6, sections 63,64, 65 and 70. Sorry, direct linking isn't allowed:
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm
2007-08-13 11:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by mysticks_muse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don’t know what the laws were in AL in 1992, but to address this…
The very definition of statutory rape is that it is not actually ‘forced’. If it is forced, then it’s not statutory rape, it’s rape.
The fact that the girl was promiscuous is irrelevant. All that matters is rather or not she was over the age of sexual consent.
And I had to smile at this: “the guy really did not want to do it”.
Come on now! Generally speaking, guys are always up for s*x. And if you don’t really want to do something, then why do it? Just say no. So, that argument wouldn’t fly. Although it would likely make a judge and jury smile as well.
2007-08-10 00:40:32 · answer #3 · answered by kp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Either you are suffering paranoia from some bad drugs OR you are a blithering idiot. The bottom line to your ridiculous question is that BOTH parties were of the age of consent when the act took place. There is NO allegation of forced intercourse; so, it goes back to their ages at the time.
Everyone is in the clear in the eyes of the state of Alabama. Now, the eyes of God might be different.
2007-08-10 00:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by Just_One_Man's_Opinion 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seduction was the crime committed by the 23 year old male because the consensual sex was made with a girl who is 16 years old. Statutory rape is committed when the sex is made with a girl 12 years and below.
2007-08-10 00:38:59 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋