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Rape
by Darren Kavinoky

Rape

Rape is defined in California Penal Code Section 261 as an act of sexual intercourse (actual penetration of a woman’s vagina with the man’s penis) with someone other than a spouse, carried out without consent and accomplished through force, threat of violence or intimidation. Consent is a key factor in a rape case and is a defense to a charge of forcible rape because if the accused could reasonably have believed the victim was consenting, there is no forcible rape. In sex crime cases, California defines consent as


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Posted on: June 9,2006


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