Legislators Want Sex Through Deceit Classified As Rape

[Ian David]

Legislators Want Sex Through Deceit Classified As Rape
SJC: Force Required For Rape Conviction

BOSTON -- Two lawmakers are drafting legislation that would make using deceit to have sex a form of rape.

Rep. Peter Koutoujian and Sen. Stephen Buoniconti are working with a victims' advocate group to draft a bill that would protect rape victims.

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The move comes a day after the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a man who tricked a woman into having sex with him could not be convicted of rape because no force was used.

The woman said her boyfriend's brother climbed into bed with her while she was asleep at her home in Westfield and pretended to be her boyfriend.

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The justices said it's up to the Legislature to amend the law to include deceit or fraud in the definition of rape.

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