TIL only men can be statutory rapists in California

Hach8 · 2012-09-27T20:44:57+00:00

Freakin activist judges.

Also this case is not accurate for California today. Cal. Penal Code 261.5 has been re-written to be gender neutral.

Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=261-269

2012-09-27T19:11:44+00:00

Wanna quote which part of that establishes that only men can be statutory rapists? I honestly don't want to read through that entire thing.

Idiopathic77 · 2012-09-27T19:46:32+00:00

Was this about that one particular case or in general? Because if it is solely based on this case, it lost me at the point where the guy punched her 3 times in the face for refusing his advances. If it is a general debate over the discriminatory nature of the law and this case was the one cited, that in itself is telling as the male has obvious guilt. also the comment "In upholding the California statute we also recognize that this is not a case where a statute is being challenged on the grounds that it "invidiously discriminates" against females. To the contrary, the statute places a burden on males which is not shared by females. But we find nothing to suggest that men, because of past discrimination or peculiar disadvantages, are in need of the special solicitude of the courts." Shows a pretty definate gender bias.

LittleRedHeadedLady · 2012-09-28T01:19:02+00:00

I don't think so at all. I know a woman convicted of the statutory rape of a male minor. That is something from 1981.

TracyMorganFreeman · 2012-09-27T22:49:00+00:00

TL:DR: Girls have more to lose from statutory rape due to pregnancy, so boys don't need protection.

I would agree girls may need more protection, but to make the threshold for protection to be so high as to not warrant boys protection seems silly to me. Of course by their own reasoning a girl on the pill or who is sterile or is raped by a sterile man doesn't need that protection.

Of boys that are statutorily raped, 94% of their rapists were women; to obviate predatory women of responsibility is insulting to women and detrimental to boys.

Title	TIL only men can be statutory rapists in California
Author	Courtlessjester
Upvotes	77
Comments	13
Date	September 27, 2012 7:10 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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