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Re: 12 year olds Statutory Rape Conviction overturned by Ohio Supreme Court - June 21st 2011, 10:02 PM
It does sound like the definition of "statutory rape" was stretched beyond breaking point to be honest - given that both parties were minors and the matter should have fallen within so-called "Romeo and Juliet" clauses, I don't understand how this ended up in the court in the first place. Were it not for the fact that it was two boys rather than a boy and a girl, I'm sorry to say I suspect it wouldn't have done, and that raises more pressing questions.

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