Maryland Court: "De-flowered" Woman Cannot Be Raped
Yesterday, ACSBlog reported on a Maryland court decision which held that a woman cannot withdraw consent to sex after they have been penetrated. Sex Crime's blog highlights an interesting part of the court's reasoning:
But, to be sure, it was the act of penetration that was the essence of the crime of rape; after this initial infringement upon the responsible male's interest in a woman's sexual and reproductive functions, any further injury was considered to be less consequential. The damage was done. It was this view that the moment of penetration was the point in time, after which a woman could never be "re-flowered," that gave rise to the principle that, if a woman consents prior to penetration and withdraws consent following penetration, there is no rape. Maryland adheres to this tenet, having adopted the common law, which remains the law of the Land until and unless changed by the State's highest court or by statute.
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