How Can Sex Be "Partly Consensual"?
LatestAuthorities in Evanston, Illinois will charge a 17-year-old student with misdemeanor criminal sexual abuse instead of a felony because the 14-year-old victim gave cops contradictory information. Apparently the sex was “not forced,” as she originally claimed, but “partly consensual.” Huh?
According to the Chicago Tribune, the victim originally told police that the 17-year-old forced her to have sex with him in a bathroom at their school. However, the Trib reports that a police-issued press release mentioned “certain inconsistencies” in the victim’s original statement. “When questioned about those inconsistencies, the victim allegedly recanted some of her original statement, indicating the incident was partly consensual,” said the statement.