I find this article and then subsequent poll numbers very disturbing [View All]

[julialnyc]

Nebraska man charged for sex with wife, 13
Families support couple, but prosecutor calls union ‘repugnant’

Updated: 6:57 p.m. ET July 26, 2005
LINCOLN, Neb. - A 22-year-old man faces criminal charges in Nebraska for having sex with an underage 13-year-old girl, although he legally married her in Kansas after she became pregnant.

The man’s lawyer said the couple, with their families’ support, “made a responsible decision to try to cope with the problem.”

Matthew Koso, 22, was charged Monday with first-degree sexual assault, punishable by up to 50 years in prison. He was released on $7,500 bail pending an Aug. 17 preliminary hearing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8716780/

Do you agree with Nebraska's decision to prosecute a man for having sex with his young but lawful wife? * 37639 responses


Yes. She was underage, so their marital status is irrelevant.
37%

No. They are legally married and the state has no business interfering.
57%

Not sure.
6%
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8717631/