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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Court rules sex with a 12-year-old may not be rape

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian court decision that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape has caused outrage among human rights activists in the country.

The Superior Court of Justice ruled last week that a man accused of having sex with three 12-year-olds couldn’t be convicted of rape because of extenuating circumstances, including the fact the girls had previously worked as prostitutes.  Full Article