statutory rape

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Morales' supporters have created blockades around the country for 19 days, demanding an end to an investigation into the former president for alleged statutory rape and human trafficking, which he denies.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

The released videos inaccurately portrayed the clinics as complicit in covering up statutory rape.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2022

Missouri’s highest court on Tuesday reversed the statutory rape conviction of a St. Louis man, finding that an investigator’s video testimony violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Sen. Vickie Sawyer, an Iredell County Republican and bill sponsor, said the new limits would bring marriage parameters in line with statutory rape laws and discourage child sex trafficking and abuse.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2021

County district attorney who handled the prosecution of mobster Benjamin “Bugsy Siegel” for murder and actor Errol Flynn for statutory rape.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2019