tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post8637484941800835994..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: What one wantsMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-86281730591515706782008-04-26T00:11:00.000+09:002008-04-26T00:11:00.000+09:00I suspect - without knowing the pertinent facts - ...I suspect - without knowing the pertinent facts - that Hadnott's case is legally sound (if not perhaps morally so). "rape" actually tends to cover a whole range of behaviours and events, and even more so when one party is a minor. In such a case, it can be rape even if you do not have actual intercourse, and even if it is consensual (a minor is not deemed to be able to give informed consent - if they could then the age of majority is set too high).<BR/><BR/>And in many legal systems (all, perhaps?) for serious crimes there does not need to exist a wronged party pressing charges. A prosecutor can - and frequently is obligated to - press charges even if the victim denies anything has happened, should other evidence exist. I'm actually not surprised that it will go to trial; I was more surprised when the case seemed to be dropped on the girls word only.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.com