@ [Date: 2019-09-18 02:57 am (UTC) From: (Anonymous)]
Fyi, "statutory rape" and sexual assault are legal terms used in USA and the UK. When an adult has sexual intercourse with a girl/boy below the age-of-consent, he/she has committed statutory rape, even though the sex victim might have been "entirely willing" or consensual and no violence was used by the accused. ... same as sexually assaulting or raping a mentally disabled or drunk/drugged or coerced/threatened person, even though the sex victim might have been "entirely willing" or consensual or unable to freely give consent and no violence was used by the accused.
In Law, it's either guilty or innocent after being charged in court. There is no "can be yes"/guilty or "can be no"/innocent.
Richard Stallman was commenting on a court case involving 17 yo Victoria Guiffre, 73 yo Marvin Minsky, Jerry Epstein, etc. So, we have to look at the legal aspect of Stallman's comment about sexual assault and statutory rape/age-of-consent, and not ordinary layman's semantics who can twist words like a snake.
Re: 20 years late ?
From: (Anonymous)]
Fyi, "statutory rape" and sexual assault are legal terms used in USA and the UK. When an adult has sexual intercourse with a girl/boy below the age-of-consent, he/she has committed statutory rape, even though the sex victim might have been "entirely willing" or consensual and no violence was used by the accused.
... same as sexually assaulting or raping a mentally disabled or drunk/drugged or coerced/threatened person, even though the sex victim might have been "entirely willing" or consensual or unable to freely give consent and no violence was used by the accused.
In Law, it's either guilty or innocent after being charged in court. There is no "can be yes"/guilty or "can be no"/innocent.
Richard Stallman was commenting on a court case involving 17 yo Victoria Guiffre, 73 yo Marvin Minsky, Jerry Epstein, etc. So, we have to look at the legal aspect of Stallman's comment about sexual assault and statutory rape/age-of-consent, and not ordinary layman's semantics who can twist words like a snake.