Re:College Sex-Assault Trials Belong in Court, Not Campus (2...
by maaku on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @04:39AM
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FBI's definition does not apply in England.
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Re:College Sex-Assault Trials Belong in Court, Not Campus (2...
by chris_wot on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @04:57AM
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True, I missed the "English law" bit.
This means the definition of rape depends on the country you are in. For the UK I think it's really arguing semantics though, because it is defined as "assault by penetration" and has the same penalties as rape. [1]
1. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/part/1/crosshead...