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March 29, 2021

Minnesota Supreme Court Reverses Rape Conviction Because Survivor Had Been Drinking
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The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously overturned a man's rape
conviction, ruling he cannot be found guilty because the woman who
accused him had voluntarily consumed alcohol before the rape. At the
center of the ruling is a Minnesota law that states a person is only
considered "mentally incapacitated" and unable to consent to sex if
they've been given alcohol or other substances against their will.
Sexual assault survivors and advocates say the ruling demonstrates the
urgent need to update state laws.


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