1.
The population of South Carolina is 3,577,275 as
of 2011. The number of forcible rapes which occurred during 2011 is 3,404.
2.
There is no statute of limitations for criminal
sexual conduct in South Carolina.
A person is guilty of first degree sexual
misconduct if they engage in sexual battery with someone, and one or more of
the following occur:
·
Aggravated force is used
·
The victim submits to the sexual battery when
kidnapped, confined, during the course of a burglary, robbery, or human
trafficking, and in the case of extortion.
·
The person causes the victim to become mentally
incapacitated by giving them a controlled substance or an intoxicating
substance.
First
Degree Criminal Sexual conduct is a felony, and is punishable by up to 30 years
in prison.
Second Degree Criminal Sexual
Conduct occurs when a person uses aggravated coercion to engage in sexual
battery. It is a felony and a person can receive up to 20 years in prison.
Third Degree Criminal Sexual
Conduct occurs when a person engages in sexual battery with someone, without
aggravating circumstances, or a person knows a person in mentally incapacitated
and performs sexual battery without aggression. This crime is a felony and is punishable
for up to 10 years in prison.
Criminal Sexual Conduct with a
minor occurs in the first degree if it is with someone under 11 years of age,
or if the victim is under 16 and the offender has a history of offenses. This
is a felony with a minimum of 10 years up to 30 years. This includes anal
intercourse and intrusion with an object.
Criminal Sexual Conduct with a
minor occurs in the second degree if the offender if they sexually batter a
child who is at least 14 but not younger than 11. Or if the child is 14 but fewer
than 16 and the offender is in some position of power. A person is not guilty if they are under 18
and engage in consensual sexual activity with someone at least 14. This is a
felony punishable for up to 20 years.
Criminal Sexual conduct with a
minor occurs in the third degree if the offender is over 14 and commits a lewd
act on a body of someone under 16 with the intent of fulfilling the sexual
desires of either party. However if the person is under 18 and commits the act
with someone over 14 they cannot be charged with it. This is a felony and the
offender may be charged with a fine, or go to prison for up to 15 years or
both.
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Definitions:
Sexual
battery includes vaginal, anal, and oral sexual intercourse, or any touching of
any part of a person’s body or putting any object into the genitals or anal
opening of another person’s body.
Submission
to coercion is not consent.
Marital
relationships must still give consent.
3.
Dale Richardson (age not given) is a pastor in South
Carolina and is accused for raping 3 women, and kidnapping a fourth. He is
accused of taking two of the women into the trailer behind the church, and
raping them. The third states she was raped in the woods. He was identified by
the latest woman, a 20 year old. She states he was driving her, and when she
attempted to get out of the car, he held a gun to her, threatened her, and
bound her hands before bringing her to the trailer and raping her. He released
her in the woods; the victims’ names were not given. Richardson was denied
bond. His neighbors are shocked at the accusations and do not believe someone
with his sweet demeanor could commit such a ghastly crime. His church members
also did not believe the accusations. Church attendance has not dropped.
Richardson’s preaching credentials are frozen until the outcome of the trial
occurs. Convictions have not occurred. Richardson’s Public Defender refused a
statement. Article at http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/21/south-carolina-preacher-charged-with-kidnapping-rape/
4.
A) Law And Order: SVU is a television show which
focuses on victims of sexual assault. Episode 166 “Confrontation” has a woman living in fear from a past rape,
and her attacker is re-raping all his previous victims and she is next on the
list. It is accurate; they properly show what a sexual assault is, how it
occurs, and how victims’ lives are changed following the assault. Usually the
rapes are intraracial, (consistent with data) and this episode holds true to
that. Episode is available on Netflix at https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Law_Order_Special_Victims_Unit/70140403?locale=en-US
B) Degrassi: The next generation is
a television show which focuses teenagers. In episodes Shout 1 and Shout 2. A
girl named Paige is at a party. She was invited to this party by a football
player from another school that is 3 years older than she is. She has a fight
with her boyfriend and she attends the party. The older boy gives her several
drinks, and gets her intoxicated. They go upstairs into a private room and
start to kiss. He attempts to fondle her breasts, and she states they should
stop. He says no, that she wants it, and he continues. He then rapes her, and
she stated no several times, however she is intoxicated and unable to push him
off. In Ghost in the Machine the legal process occurs, and she presses charges
against him. He is ultimately found not guilty. The portrayal of the rape was
very accurate. Several teens and young women are raped at parties when they are
intoxicated. The legal process was very accurate as well. The episodes may be found on Netflix at http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Degrassi_The_Next_Generation/70140376?locale=en-US
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