No matter who you are or what you have done or not done you are afforded counsel ( for free if you are indigent in fact) in this country to zealously defend you. You are ,in fact, innocent until the state convicts you in trial That is their burden. If a jury of your peers unanimously says guilty, at that point for the first time , you are legally guilty. until that verdict you are legally innocent and entitle to ZEALOUS defense. You don’t want it any
other way, I assure you. The State make horrible mistakes.I have patched the painfully ignorant press on Fox and they miss a huge point. The lawyer argues ( doing his job!!) that “she wanted it”. She can;t at 14 years old. That is still statutory rape, if proven.
That is still statutory rape, if proven.
Statutory Rape in MD needs a 4 year dif in ages.
(F’ed up in my OP)
I heard yesterday that there is only a 3 year and some month dif between this girl and the perp
Actually not true in the People's Republic of Maryland, where "persons aged between 14 and 16 may consent to sex as long as the other partner is not more than 4 years older." If this 18 y/o predator is the age he claims and no more than 4 years older than his 14 y/o victim, she can consent. Check their birthdays, and this may be a valid defense. The lawyer's claims don't address the victim screaming for help, but her age alone may not be sufficient for a conviction.
She can;t at 14 years old. That is still statutory rape, if proven.
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I know nothing about the law, but I have seen some comments here in recent days that say this animal could not even be charged with statutory rape, per Maryland law, because he is not judged to be a full 4 years older than the victim.
I don’t know if those posters are correct or not.