- Target:
- relevant authorities
- Region:
- United States of America
I am trying to get signatures for a petition to change the current statuatory rape/sexual assault on a minor laws in the state of Vermont. Currently my nephew is incarcerated for 2-15 years for a sexual assault on a minor charge when he was 19 and the minor girl was close to her 16th year birthday. He has been sentenced to 2 years to serve with a 15 year sentence suspended which he will have to remain on probation and register as a sex offender. He can not even be allowed around his nieces and nephews.
Some states have a clause in their law to state that within a 4-5 year age difference, sex between willing participants falls within the law. So many young men have lost their lives either behind bars or through having to register as a sex offender for something that was consensual. I am trying to help these individuals. If my nephew served the 2 years and it was over that would even be more understandable. However he has to register as a sex offender which means that any neighborhood he moves to when he is allowed out of prison is a set up for failure.
I am in agreement that if there is a 4 year age difference between willing sexual particiapants than it can not be considered sexual assualt on a minor if they are 14 years of age or older. I am also in agreement that the statuatory rape law needs to be changed to protect the lives of these young men.
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The Changing the statuatory rape law in Vermont. petition to relevant authorities was written by Misty and is in the category Justice at GoPetition.