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Rapists who target drunk women cannot be charged with rape under New York law, prosecutor says

Alessandra Biaggi

September 1, 2019

Originally published in The Independent

If the law doesn't protect them, how can we expect these people that are being abused to speak up, ever? We can't. So the law has to at least be on par with a place where we can protect people and hopefully change the culture.

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