What is Statutory rape?
The term '''statutory rape''' means [[Sex|sexual]] activity with a [[Minor (law)|minor]] that is not forced.<ref name=USDJ>{{cite report|title=Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement|publisher=U.S. Department of Justice|url=https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/208803.pdf|access-date=Jan 14, 2015}}</ref> It usually refers to when [[Adult|adults]] engage in sex with someone below the [[age of consent]]. ==Situation== In 95% of the cases, the [[victim]] is [[female]].<ref name=USDJ/> Very few [[Jurisdiction|jurisdictions]] actually use the term ''statutory rape''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/sr/statelaws/summary.shtml |title=Summary of Current State Laws |author= |date= |website= |publisher=U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407120810/http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/sr/statelaws/summary.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Alternative words== Words such as ''unlawful sex with a minor'' or ''unlawful carnal knowledge'' are used.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cieply |first1=Michael |authorlink1=:en:Michael Cieply |title=Polanski’s sex crime evolves with society (NY Times title: In Polanski Case, ’70s Culture Collides With Today) |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/polanskis-sex-crime-evolves-with-society/ |access-date=October 19, 2021 |work=[[:en:The Seattle Times|The Seattle Times]] |date=October 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903172048/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/movies/11polanski.html?_r=4 |archive-date=2021-09-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Sex crimes]]