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> In many places this makes Minsky a rapist, whether or not he knew i) she was trafficked or ii) she was coerced or iii) her age. In most places rape, like mos
by zajio1am 6y ago
> In many places this makes Minsky a rapist, whether or not he knew i) she was trafficked or ii) she was coerced or iii) her age.
In most places rape, like most crimes, require both actus reus (victim was coerced) and mens rea (perpetrator was aware of that). This is a complicated by the age issue (as a mistake of age is often an explicit exception to mens rea), but in general you cannot be thief, murderer or rapist without knowing that.
- objectivetruth 6y agoNah, that's what the "statutory" in "statutory rape" means. Otherwise, just saying "Your honor, I didn't know she was under 18" would be an automatic Get Out Of Jail Free card for kiddy diddlers.
- DanBC 6y agoUS trafficking laws include the concept of "reckless disregard".