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April 28, 2016

Oklahoma Court Rules Oral Sex with Unconscious Person is Not Rape
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Meanwhile, an Oklahoma appeals court has sparked controversy after
ruling that having oral sex with someone who is unconscious from
drinking does not constitute rape. The ruling stems from a case in which
a 17-year-old boy is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl
who had passed out from drinking. The court ruled that existing Oklahoma
law did not specifically name incapacitation due to intoxication in its
definition of forcible oral sodomy. In response, Michelle Anderson, dean
of the City University of New York School of Law, called on Oklahoma to
change the statute, which she said "creates a huge loophole for sexual
abuse that makes no sense."
Topics:Sexual Assault

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