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Md. court expands definition of rape; woman can revoke consent mid-act
The definition of rape just expanded in Maryland, where the highest state court ruled yesterday that a man could be charged with raping a woman who withdrew consent after they started having sex, according to The Sun.
Maouloud Baby was convicted of first-degree rape in December 2004 after jurors heard testimony that the 16-year-old continued having sex with an 18-year-old woman for "about five or so seconds" after she told him to stop.
The conviction had been overturned by lower-level appellate courts, but the Court of Appeals concluded that no means no, regardless of timing.
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The definition of rape just expanded in Maryland, where the highest state court ruled yesterday that a man could be charged with raping a woman who withdrew consent after they started having sex, according to The Sun.
Maouloud Baby was convicted of first-degree rape in December 2004 after jurors heard testimony that the 16-year-old continued having sex with an 18-year-old woman for "about five or so seconds" after she told him to stop.
The conviction had been overturned by lower-level appellate courts, but the Court of Appeals concluded that no means no, regardless of timing.
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