All the news headlines and verdict said sexual abuse, which was kind of vague, but I just found out today that the judge clarified that this was a matter of legal definition and by the verdict of the trial and the case, trump has been found guilty of penetrative rape.

  • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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    1 year ago

    Forceable sexual assault? Yes.

    Rape? No.

    Fondling? Yes.

    This using Clery Act standards which colleges use. PDF Warning.

    Otherwise it varies heavily state by state.

        • Flying Squid
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          51 year ago

          Why exactly should there be a distinction between forcing yourself on a woman and penetrating her with your finger and forcing yourself on a woman and penetrating her with your penis? Is a penis somehow worse than a finger when it comes to forcibly penetrating a woman?

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              31 year ago

              So rape is based on the possibility of pregnancy? Should the rape of a woman post-menopause be considered as a lesser crime than the rape of a woman who has the capability of getting pregnant? What if it’s during her period?