2. I was able to find information on the statute of limitations for sexual assault in Pennsylvania. They have the following information listed:
For the following major sexual offenses, within 12 years after commission of the offense:
Rape
Statutory sexual assault
Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
Sexual assault
Aggravated indecent assault
Incest
Sexual abuse of children
For the following offenses, if committed against a minor under 18, prosecution must commence by the date the minor reaches 50 years of age:
Rape
Statutory sexual assault
Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
Sexual assault
Aggravated indecent assault
Indecent assault
Incest
Sexual abuse of children
3. By doing a google search I was able to find some detailed information on Pennsylvania's rape laws. Rape is a crime in Pennsylvania where the defendant forcibly or under threat of force engages in sexual intercourse with another person. Rape has also occurred if the defendant has substantially impaired the victim's ability to control his/her conduct by intoxicating the victim without his/her knowledge or if the victim has a mental disability. If the defendant rapes a child under the age of 13, the charge is called "rape of a child" and is a separate offense from rape. It is also considered a separate offense if the defendant commits a rape of a child and the child is seriously injured. This offense is called "rape of a child with serious bodily injury." Rape is considered a first degree felony in Pennsylvania. A first degree felony carries a sentence of up to twenty years in prison. In addition to this term, if the defendant used any type of intoxicating drug in the commission of this offense, the sentence may be extended for an additional ten years in prison. Also, a fine of up to $100,000 may be imposed as well.
For the crime of rape of a child, the charge is also a first degree felony. The maximum sentence for this crime can be up to forty years in prison. For the rape of a child with serious bodily injury, it is also a first degree felony and the sentence can be extended to life imprisonment.
4. I found a news article from back in December of 2012 in Upper Darby where three armed men forced their way into a car where a woman was waiting for her boyfriend to come out of the bar on Christmas night. The article states that the three men then drove the woman around Philadelphia for three hours while making her perform sex acts on them. The men also physically assaulted her and stole a bunch of her valuable belongings. While going through her purse they noticed the victim had a daughter and threatened to kill her if she didn't keep quiet. After the men fled on foot, the woman drove to her boyfriends house and then they went straight to the police to report the incident. In an ironic twist, later that night police were called to another woman's house for a disturbance call and the victim's belongings were found and two of the three men were arrested. All are charged as adults with 42 crimes related to the attack including kidnapping, rape and robbery. One of the men is also facing weapons charges. Two of the men were 17 and one was 19. The victim was 22.
5. A movie that sticks out in my mind about rape/sexual assault would be Precious. The movie is about a 16 year old girl born into a life no one would want. She’s gets raped repeatedly by her father and is pregnant for the second time by him. Her mother knows about it and just gets angry at her and puts all the blame on her and none on the father. She must also wait hand and foot on her mother, who abuses her emotionally and physically. Another movie about sexual abuse would be the movie Taken. A young girl goes to Paris with her best friend and is kidnapped on the first day they arrive and is put into the sex trafficking trade where the women are beaten, raped, sexually assaulted and sold on a daily basis.
I think both of those movies portray sexual abuse/rape in a very accurate manner. Unfortunately, you hear of stories like Precious more than we would like to think about in urban areas. And the movie Taken could happen to any young girl that is on vacation in a foreign country and not being careful of her surroundings.
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