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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 7:46 pm
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Originally Posted by lovely15
Does intent really matter in this case? You can sexually assault a drunk person, without having intent to assault them, because they can't consent - so what's the different here? Can consent be coerced? Rhetorical question of course, because in 2012, everything related to flying is coered.
In most jurisdictions, intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of the offender or the victim must be proven in order to convict a defendant of a sexual assault crime.
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