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    Question: What happens if a girl wants sex but when they get caught and sent to court the girl says the guy raped her?

    Answer: Whenever you are accused of crime, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you have actually committed the crime. This means bringing evidence, including potentially the statement of the victim, in front of a jury. The government will need to build a case that convinces the jury that you did, in fact, commit the crime.

    When a person is saying that she has not consented to sex, the government would be required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she did not consent to have sex. The government's case will hinge on whether the victim provides believable testimony to convince the jury that she did not consent.

    Typically, prosecutors are sensitive to trying to build a case out of the testimony of ONLY the victim. It is very hard to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt when it is based only on the statement of the victim. Usually more evidence will be needed to convince a jury, especially if the victim is a young girl.

    Prosecutors also do not want to have a situation of 'He said, she said' in which two people simply contradict each other. This would almost never be enough, without more evidence, to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.


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    On 11/18/08
    juleik from FL said:
    well im 13 and i had sex with a 18 year old and i had to go to court and i had to tell them how everything happend and they did a report parents put up a order protection but wen i went 2 the last court day i talk 2 this lady she told me wat choices did i have my choice was 2 drop the charges and the oder protection witch they did she said that they didnt want 2 continue with the case if i didnt want to so they drop it and i still talk 2 him i think w.e they say they cant stop me from doing wat i want and my dad and step mom waz not mad at me daay said it happens and you were ganna loose it
    On 05/25/04
    Peach from TX said:
    I knew a girl who when she was 14 dated a guy who was 17. We would tell her parents she was at my house and my parents I was at hers. This was during the summer and no one was home at either house during the day. She would have her boyfriend come over and they would have sex. It was completly agreeable between them both. She wrote in her diary about having sex and her dad found it. She was terrified of her dad and told him that the guy forced her. Charges were filed and he served 5 years in prison. Thats why its best to wait until your an adult and in a relationship with someone you can trust.
    On 04/08/04
    Hazel from MD said:
    I think that girls that are too young to be having intercourse shouldn't experiment on anything at all. First, they are not mentally mature enough to be dealing with the consequences having intercourse presents. Second, i don't think they are not even ready, so why experiment on something they are not ready to deal with. So girls that aren't adults yet should not have intercourse with nobody until they are.
    On 03/12/04
    maurice from TX said:
    I think you should not get in her way and make sure she doens't catch anythink that is very bad!
    On 02/02/04
    Giselle from IA said:
    i think that this is really true. but the real ? is if anyone can tell if you have had sex or not.
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