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Incest is defined as sex with a child under the age of twelve.

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B) False

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All of the following are reasons why rape cases are difficult to prosecute,except

A) police are reluctant to investigate such cases.
B) rape carries significant emotional and physical damage to the victim.
C) victims are often reluctant to report a rape.
D) society's attitudes toward rape still make it difficult for victims.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Jane is at a party and has too much to drink.She becomes sleepy and passes out in a bedroom in the back of the house.John finds her in his bed and decides that she wants to have sex.He removes her clothes,touching her in several inappropriate places as he does so.Has he committed a crime?

The crime of having sex with a person under the age of twelve is

Children cannot consent to sexual contact.

(Same facts as Question 1) .Once John removes Jane's clothes,he has sexual intercourse with her.Has he committed a crime?

When a person has consensual sex with a person who is under the age of fourteen,it is called

Possession of material that is deemed to be obscene (unless it is child pornography)is not illegal.

Aggravated sexual assault can occur

Under common law,a rape could not be prosecuted if

Under the common law,a woman had to show active resistance to a rapist before the attack was considered nonconsensual.

Statutory rape is a strict liability offense,meaning that the state does not have to prove the defendant's intent.

The most common way to prove that penetration has occurred in a rape case is

The crime of sodomy is limited to homosexual couples.

In many states,it is illegal for a man and a woman to live together and have a sexual relationship when they are not married.

The statute that protects rape victims from being cross-examined about their prior sexual relations,unless that relationship included the defendant,is the

It is child molestation to touch a child in a sexual way,even if the child consents to the touching.

Part of the investigation of a rape case involves the collection of physical evidence from the victim.

In order to prove rape,the prosecution must present evidence that