Guess the state!

[theweaselking]

Her MySpace says she's 19, divorced, and looking for no-strings sex.

Her 22-year-old lover is going to prison, because she's lying, she's actually 13.

Bonus: He's not the first guy to be fooled. And not the first to go to jail.

Guess the state!

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jeremiad/]

You know more about this than me, so good.

If I'm not mistaken, the standard for the United States is "ignorance of the law is no excuse." People are presumed to know the law, and can be charged with breaking the law even if they don't.

Does mens rea apply to liability offenses, which is what you called statutory rape earlier?

Also, doesn't mens rea only require some element of intent? He did intend to have sex with her, and she was underage, so he did break the law.

Anyway, as I've said, repeatedly now, I'm not a legal scholar so if I'm wrong, okay.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jeremiad/]

Better to mind your own business and leave mine alone.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't worry -- the advice was freely given and may be freely rejected; and for a slow work day's business value, I certainly hope you reject it.