When the law won’t call it rape

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. The paragraph you snipped would have been a relevant bit of info.

...“Whatever the reasons were for the outcome, it really belies the evidence.”

In New York, the sentencing requirements for criminal sexual act and predatory sexual assault are just as heavy as what’s required for rape. Pena was sentenced to at least 75 years in prison, and he later pleaded guilty to rape. But the fact that the different forms of penetration went under different names angered some policymakers — specifically, Queens Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas. She’s in the process of introducing a bill to the state legislature that would place all forced sexual penetration under the term “rape.”

Certainly, "rape" should encompass many types of sexual contact, if for no other reason than the fact that under current law, it's impossible for a male to be a victim of rape... which would help to explain why it's comparatively uncommon.