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The Teen Rape Double Standard

The Teen Rape Double Standard

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After a 17-year-old boy had sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend he was charged with a felony for statutory rape. When a 17-year-old girl in the same town commited the same crime, she was charged with far less. Was the boy the victim of gender bias?

6:46 AM | Mar 19, 2009
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