Victimless Crimes: Statutory Rape, Prostitution And Pornography

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In this research paper I will be talking about whether it’s right or wrong to have victimless crimes including statutory rape, prostitution and pornography. Should these crimes be free of government interference? Also I will discuss their definitions and all of the possible punishments to offenders. Finally, I will consider what happens when the people who commit these crimes gets away.

Victimless crimes usually involve one person who allows themselves to be the target of a crime in exchange for money. Gambling, Prostitution and illicit drug use are all examples of victimless crimes.

“Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment[1]] or some other benefit.” Sometimes Prostitution is described …show more content…

For the vast majority of prostituted women, prostitution is the experience of being hunted, dominated, harassed, assaulted and battered." (http://prostitution.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000119)

Prostitution Statistics:

Statutory Rape- Any sexual intercourse with a minor.

“The criminal offense of statutory rape is committed when an adult sexually penetrates a person who, under the law, is incapable of consenting to sex. Minors and physically and mentally incapacitated persons are deemed incapable of consenting to sex under rape statutes in all states. These persons are considered deserving of special protection because they are especially vulnerable due to their youth or condition”.

You can get punished depending on the different sexual activity you have with someone. Statutory rape is different from other types of rape because you don’t use force and usually get consent. A defendant may be convicted of statutory rape even if the victim asked for a sexual relationship even with no danger …show more content…

Furthermore, a defendant may not argue that he was mistaken as to the minor's age or incapacity. Most rape statutes specify that a rape occurs when the complainant is under a certain age and the perpetrator is over a certain age. In Minnesota, for example, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is defined as sexual contact with a person less than thirteen years of age by a person who is more than thirty-six months older than the victim. The offense also is committed if the complainant is between thirteen and sixteen years old and the actor is more than forty-eight months older than the complainant (Minn. Stat. Ann. § 609.342 [West

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