There Is Still Time To Charge Lt. Gov. Fairfax For Rape In Massachusetts

[jberryhill]

If anyone was curious, the events alleged to have taken place in July 2004 are still subject to criminal prosecution:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Democratic_National_Convention

The 2004 Democratic National Convention convened from July 26 to 29, 2004 at the FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) in Boston, Massachusetts

The Statute of Limitations in MA is:

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section63

An indictment for an offense set forth in sections 22, 24 or subsection (a) of section 50 of chapter 265, or for conspiracy to commit either of these offenses or as an accessory thereto or any 1 or more of them may be found and filed within 15 years of the date of commission of such offense.

And that refers to this section, under which a life sentence is available:

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter265/Section22


Section 22: Rape, generally; weapons; punishment; eligibility for furlough, education, training or employment programs
....
(b) Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a person and compels such person to submit by force and against his will, or compels such person to submit by threat of bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years; and whoever commits a second or subsequent such offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term or years.


So, the better part of six months is still available for a rape in 2004 to be reported, investigated, and charged in Massachusetts.

[HipChick]

1. What's the definition of "sexual intercourse"?

[exboyfil]

3. Ask Bill Clinton

[exboyfil]

2. I think the law needs a bit of updating

"Unnatural sexual intercourse"

[still_one]

6. I think that refers to any type of sexual encounters with trump

[still_one]

4. Unless the district attorney files charges in the next several months against him, I don't think

Fairfax will resign.

I also don't think that Northam will resign.

It looks like in the end it will be up to the people of Virginia to decide their fate. Whether that be through a recall process, or a legislative process

[maxrandb]

8. Northam can't run again

VA Governors are limited to one-term.

Having suffered through George Allen, Jim Gilmore and Bob McDonald, trust me...that term limit is a good thing.

[shanny]

5. So the accuser could push to have this prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[still_one]

7. I think that will be up to the district attorney to determine if they have a solid enough case to

bring charges against Fairfax.

I am skeptical that will happen

[maxrandb]

9. Depends, is the District Attorney a Retrumplican?

[Empowerer]

10. A criminal charge would be the best way to handle this.

Both sides could have their day in court and have a full and fair opportunity to resolve this.

It may be difficult to prove a crime was committed after so much time has past but the timing was purely up to Dr. Tyson and is not Lt. Gov. Fairfax's fault.