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In reply to the discussion: Alan Dershowitz has a real problem tonight [View all]mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)41. So you're saying if I'm 18 and the age of consent in my state is 17 ...
And my 17 yo girlfriend lives 2 miles away across the state line, and the age of consent in her state is 17 ... and she drives two miles over the state line, to my state, to sleep with me ... I'm busted because the age of consent magically became 18 when she drove over the state line?
I rather doubt it works that way, but I could be wrong.
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Because he never had any on. He went commando. He's a lawyer and gave a technically correct ans. 😂
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2020
#23
Allegations made by the plaintiff's lawyers in civil suits are not always true ... shocking I know
mr_lebowski
Jul 2020
#22
I suppose, but he seems to have sought out the most despicable, high-profile criminals to
smirkymonkey
Jul 2020
#55
You cannot transport a minor across state lines for sex, no matter the age of consent.
ForgoTheConsequence
Jul 2020
#28
Likely hard to prove Dershowitz transported her ... esp. since he most likely did not ...
mr_lebowski
Jul 2020
#30
No, eating too many potato chips is a weakness. Raping children is an evil crime.
SunSeeker
Jul 2020
#54
When was the last time Palmer Report had a hit? Not being snarky, just curious.
Quixote1818
Jul 2020
#36
It's also been known for at least 1 yr that Giuffre fingered Dershowitz in this particular suit
mr_lebowski
Jul 2020
#46
This case has been known about for some time, and yes it's the same woman ...
mr_lebowski
Jul 2020
#51