Teenagers can have consensual sex with each other, yet be convicted of statutory rape and have to file as sex offenders for their entire adulthood. Is this a distortion of the intention of the law to protect children? We discuss the legal protection of victims and the possible persecution of people who haven’t harmed anyone, and contrast it with the protection from teachers and people in authority who exploit minors, with attorneys Leonard Levine and Mike Cavalluzzi in this highlight from the full length Crime Time episode.
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