Beware when you say “yes” online…
You really wonder how far removed some people are from the real world! A judge throws out a rape case after he equals entertaining virtual fantasies with actual consent! Since when does entertaining the idea of a sexual scenario equate to giving sexual consent?
Photo Credit: Steve Punter
It seems that in the wise world of a certain U.K. prosecutor and his judge, not only does maybe mean yes, but yes once means yes always. The duo were at the trial of an alleged rape victim who claimed she had gone to the house of someone she met online, wanting to have sex with only him, but that he and five other men had proceeded to gang rape her.
When the prosecutor revealed that the alleged victim had once had online discussions about engaging in group sex, the judge cleared all six men of their rape and conspiracy to rape charges — before hearing any actual evidence.
How convenient would it be for rapists if they got a free pass any time they could show that their victims once thought about or engaged in “similar” sex acts consensually. I estimate this would give them license to rape, oh, the entire female population.
Read about this decision here.
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