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Saavedra, meanwhile, was convicted in October 2023 of committing statutory rape and oral copulation of a person under 18 years of age, both felony offenses.
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Bay City News, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The bleak irony of applying it to a relationship that involved statutory rape and no small amount of psychological damage is the first stroke of brilliance in Haynes’ latest masterpiece, but far from the last.
—EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
Investigators are also looking into allegations of statutory rape against Sean Combs, the source said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
He has been charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment and statutory rape.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
He was arrested and booked on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment and statutory rape.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Then Polanski, who has not returned to the United States since fleeing while awaiting sentencing for statutory rape, was named best director over the favorites, Marshall and Scorsese.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
He was imprisoned at age 19 for statutory rape, signed a series of bad contracts that cost him as much as 50% of his income and developed a persistent alcohol problem.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
The 36-year-old father faces one count of endangering the welfare of a child, while the 26-year-old teacher was arrested on charges of statutory rape and molestation.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Bay City News, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The bleak irony of applying it to a relationship that involved statutory rape and no small amount of psychological damage is the first stroke of brilliance in Haynes’ latest masterpiece, but far from the last.
—EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
Investigators are also looking into allegations of statutory rape against Sean Combs, the source said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
He has been charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment and statutory rape.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
He was arrested and booked on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment and statutory rape.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Then Polanski, who has not returned to the United States since fleeing while awaiting sentencing for statutory rape, was named best director over the favorites, Marshall and Scorsese.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
He was imprisoned at age 19 for statutory rape, signed a series of bad contracts that cost him as much as 50% of his income and developed a persistent alcohol problem.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
The 36-year-old father faces one count of endangering the welfare of a child, while the 26-year-old teacher was arrested on charges of statutory rape and molestation.
—USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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statutory rape
noun
stat·u·to·ry rape
ˌstach-ə-ˌtōr-ē- 
: sexual intercourse with a person who is below the age of consent as defined by law
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