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Old 8 Aug 2008, 8:20 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Re: Would a 17 year old sleeping with a 15 year old be charged the same as a 50 year old?

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Originally Posted by katie tully
the only input the cop has is to arrest them and maybe charge them, but once they're charged it goes to a prosecutor, and man i seriously don't think there are many prosecutors who would make a case against two 15 year olds

also stat rape is harder to prove than normal rape. if you have two consenting people, and the person making the complaint is say, the mother... then you have a burden of proof. unless you can get the younger partner to make a statement against the older partner, it's pretty hard to make a case against stat rape especially when the ages are so close

not to be said it cant be done, but it's hard
That's true, the case most probably would buckle and collapse if the victim refuses to make a statement or cooperate.
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