What “Sexual Contact” Means in Minnesota’s Criminal Sexual Conduct Statutes
In Minnesota, Criminal Sexual Conduct statutes are long and have many subdivisions. Click on the
March 20, 2020
In Minnesota, Criminal Sexual Conduct statutes are long and have many subdivisions. Click on the
In Minnesota, Criminal Sexual Conduct statutes are long and have many subdivisions. Click on the
As of August 1, 2019, a handful of new criminal laws went into effect in
The Oklahoma Court of Appeals recently sparked controversy after ruling that the state’s forcible sodomy law does not apply when the victim is intoxicated or unconscious. The same is not true for Minnesota, as the legislature has written the statute more broadly than the statute at issue in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma court’s decision stems from accusations against a 17-year-old boy for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female classmate. According to reports, the female victim became incapacitated after consuming alcohol. Two of her friends carried her to the defendant’s vehicle, where he allegedly forced her to perform oral sex. He then brought the girl, who was conscious at that point, to her grandmother’s house, and the family transported her to the local hospital. After a sexual assault examination, testing revealed the defendant’s DNA on the female. Testing also determined that the female’s blood-alcohol content was .341 – over four times the legal limit to drive in Minnesota.
There has been a story in the news lately of a man who ejaculated in
When the State charges a defendant with a crime against a “vulnerable adult” (such as
