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In reply to the discussion: I believe Vanessa Tyson for a couple of reasons. One of which is... [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)Back on September 19th, the Washington Post ran an article written by Thiru Vignarajah, the former Deputy Attorney General of Maryland. You cant be much more of an expert on Maryland state law than this guy is. Heres part of what he wrote:
Attempting a sexual assault with the aid of another person counts as attempted first-degree rape, just as restricting a victims breathing to stop her from shouting for help could fairly qualify as first-degree assault. Both are felonies with no statute of limitations in Maryland. Likewise, under Maryland law, using force to move a victim a short distance, even from one room to another, can amount to kidnapping, a crime that similarly has no limitations period. There are examples across the country where convictions for kidnapping have been upheld in cases where rapists took the victim just to a separate room to commit the crime.
Ask OJ Simpson how restraining a person, even briefly, resulted in a kidnapping charge.
Just about every legal expert Ive read, except some expert the AP found, was of the opinion charges could still be filed.
But thats a red herring. Women dont have to have filed charges to be credible.
You might want to read a little further. Otherwise...