Statutory Rape Laws: For Better Or For Worse?

05.08.13
Statutory Rape Laws: For Better Or For Worse?
Scales of Justice - Frankfurt Version

There is plenty of gray area surrounding statutory rape, as is evident in the case of Torrington, Connecticut, where two 18-year-old football players are being prosecuted for having consensual sex with two 13-year-old girls. In this interview with Professor Frank Zimring of UC Berkeley’s Law School, Youth Radio’s Chantell Williams explores the confusion around statutory rape policies.

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