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Even Polygamists Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty

May 25, 2008 - 12:12 am - by Michele Catalano
Christoph
2008-05-27 13:22:14

But no one’s perfect:

“As an aside, I’m amused the state of Texas makes a sexual relationship between a 17year 11 month old and an 18 year 1 day old couple a ‘felony’”

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:
    (1) was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex;
    (2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the victim at the time of the offense; and
    (3) at the time of the offense:
        (A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or
        (B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section.