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Re:It's time to talk about post-RMS Free Software by tzs on Sunday September 15, 2019 @12:48AM (#20975622)
Statutory rape would not be applicable because she was 17, which was over the age of consent in the US Virgin Islands in 2001, which was 16. It was changed to 18 by the Child Protection Act of 2002.
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Re:It's time to talk about post-RMS Free Software by eesmith on Sunday September 15, 2019 @12:57AM (#20975650)
So what?

Your statement was "Rape has a mens rea requirement that the defendant intended for the sex to be non-consensual"

I pointed out that it is not a blanket statement, and in the US generally the mens rea defense cannot be used in regards to prohibited sex with a minor, including on the US Virgin Islands.

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