Posted on 01/31/2024 4:08:14 PM PST by yesthatjallen
New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday.
The state’s current limited definition was a factor in writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case against former President Donald Trump. The jury in the federal civil trial rejected the writer’s claim last May that Trump had raped her in the 1990s, instead finding the former president responsible for a lesser degree of sexual abuse.
The current law defines rape as vaginal penetration by a penis. The new law broadens the definition to include nonconsensual anal, oral, and vaginal sexual contact. Highlighting Carroll’s case at a bill signing ceremony in Albany, the Democratic governor said the new definition will make it easier for rape victims to bring cases forward to prosecute perpetrators. The law will apply to sexual assaults committed on or after Sept. 1.
“The problem is, rape is very difficult to prosecute,” Hochul said. “Physical technicalities confuse jurors and humiliate survivors and create a legal gray area that defendants exploit.”
In Carroll’s case against Trump, which stemmed from an encounter at a Manhattan luxury department store, the judge later said that the jury’s decision was based on “the narrow, technical meaning” of rape in New York penal law and that, in his analysis, the verdict did not mean that Carroll “failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.’”
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Bill Clinton ask, Monica, is that you?
There’s another provision to this law that requires the person to be either a citizen or permanent legal resident in order to be charged. /s
Donald Trump needs to sue the Governor. Trump was found not guilty. That's libel.
Andrew Cuomo should put up this expanded definition on his refrigerator. Sort of like his life/stay out of jail credo.
I for one am sick of the constant redefinition of terms to satisfy the Left’s political witch hunts.
No intimacies lead to no abortions.
Whatever. It's like being found guilty of a crime in Washington, D.C.
So, how does this work with old cases?
Maybe something happened 20 years ago. And, based on an old definition, maybe some would say that a guy had not broken the law 20 years ago. But now they have updated a definition as of today. Does that suddenly mean that some guy broke the law 20 years ago? I thought things didn’t work that way.
So am I.
New York defines rape as something some perverted old woman has made up after watching Law and Order. Rape is claiming it happened sometime maybe in the 90’s. Rape is remembering you wore a dress that had not even been designed yet.
I could go on, but forget it. Trump: Pay her $83 Million.
‘Traditional’ rape should be considered a serious crime because there is a risk of deadly disease transmission with it.
The risk applies to any mucosal orifice and it would make sense to expand the law to include pen.. penetration of other orifices and all cases of possible deadly disease transmission.
“Two finger” penetration or touching with fingers normally carries a negligible risk of disease transmission. The law might provide for an enhanced penalty if disease was transmitted.
The law is an abuse of law making.
Rape is one standard and a lesser act of sexual abuse is another. The new law conflates everything into “rape”.
Well I guess with this expansion of crimes, sex will be only after marriage and a four year degree in sexual relations will be required monitored by AI. Remember missionary is domination, so sex will reviewed by politically correct non- judgmental legal review./sarc
Exactly what feminists always wanted.
New York laws seem to more like a psychologically manic woody Allen movie script these days. You can throw in California too, dude.
“I’m here because Trump raped me.”
The jury said he didn’t.
In New York State, doubling down can increase a jury award 16-fold.
The Democrats changed the law of a state two times to prevent a presidential candidate from taking office.
“a bill signing ceremony in Albany, the Democratic governor said the new definition will make it easier for rape victims”
“libel”
And the case would probably be heard in Albany County.
Maybe something happened 20 years ago. And, based on an old definition, maybe some would say that a guy had not broken the law 20 years ago. But now they have updated a definition as of today. Does that suddenly mean that some guy broke the law 20 years ago? I thought things didn’t work that way.
I believe what you are referring to would fall under the ex post facto mentioned in the Constitution.
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