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triron

(22,007 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 05:40 PM Sep 2018

WashPo Op-ed: Kavanaugh accuser deserves a fair criminal investigation.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kavanaughs-accuser-deserves-a-fair-criminal-investigation/2018/09/19/c0605ec4-bc1a-11e8-97f6-0cbdd4d9270e_story.html?utm_term=.9dbc781ff891

"For example, attempting a sexual assault with the aid of another person counts as attempted first-degree rape, just as restricting a victim’s breathing to stop her from shouting for help could fairly qualify as first-degree assault. Both are felonies with no statute of limitations in Maryland. Likewise, under Maryland law, using force to move a victim a short distance, even from one room to another, can amount to kidnapping, a crime that similarly has no limitations period. There are examples across the country where convictions for kidnapping have been upheld in cases where rapists took the victim just to a separate room to commit the crime."

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WashPo Op-ed: Kavanaugh accuser deserves a fair criminal investigation. (Original Post) triron Sep 2018 OP
Yes it does, but elleng Sep 2018 #1
She needs to file a criminal complaint with Montgomery County police 4139 Sep 2018 #2
Her attorney must be aware of this. triron Sep 2018 #3
kick for visibility triron Sep 2018 #4

elleng

(130,977 posts)
1. Yes it does, but
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 05:43 PM
Sep 2018

it's late, as Thiru Vignarajah knows.

'Kavanaugh could have been charged as an adult back then with a range of offenses from assault to attempted rape.'

4139

(1,893 posts)
2. She needs to file a criminal complaint with Montgomery County police
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 06:08 PM
Sep 2018

That would get their attention

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