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Sarah Huckabee Sanders appoints man who had sex with a minor to top state post (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this how we refer to statutory rape now?

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Do not take this as an endorsement of his behavior because it’s still repulsive, but the reason why it wasn’t referred to as “statutory rape” is because it isn’t. “Had sex with a minor” is the most accurate and sufficiently accusatory phrase they could use. If he and the minor were from Arkansas where the age of consent is 16, then apart from being morally wrong, it’s not illegal.