re why not concentrate on child molesters in article apr lmpsbbs comm mot com bhv areaplg corp mot com bronis vidugiris says in article pdxgate uucp a cb rigel cs pdx edu chris bertholf writes mcartwr auvm american edu martina cartwright writes the official and legal term for rape is the crime of forcing a female to submit to sexual intercourse please supply me with some references i was not aware that all states had the word female in the rape statutes i am sure others are surprised as well i know thats how it works in practice nice n fair not but was unaware that it was in the statutes as applying to females only uniformly throughout the u s i agree mostly with chris it is unfortunately imo true that the fbi figures for rape based on the uniform crime report report only female rapes however some states such as illinois are not tabluated because they refuse to comply with this sexist definition the worms crawl in the worms crawl out the worms post to the net from your account insofar as several liberal jurisdictions are concerned the essential elements of rape are gender neutral nonetheless i decided to provide a number of references to support my original argument black s law dictionary every law student lawyer s friend defines rape as unlawful sexual intercourse with a female without her consent the unlawful knowledge of a woman by a man forcibly and against her will the model penal code the statute proposed by the national conference of commissioners of uniform state laws or other organization for adoption by state legislatures defines rape as a male who has sexual intercourse with a female not his wife is guilty of rape if he a compels her to submit by force or by threat of imminent death mpc a indeed the following jurisdictions states have statutes similar to the mpc alabama code of ala a arkansas ark stat ann district of columbia d c code georgia o f g a idaho idaho code maryland md ann code art mississippi miss code ann new york check case law n y c l s penal north carolina n c gen stat puerto rico l p r a ta martina
