a friend of mine who lives in Alabama has a 13 y.o. daughter was raped by a neighbor man (?) 30 y.o. when the kid was 11 y.o. and several times since. the news of this incident was revealed 8-20-2014AD
anyone know what the punishment for such a crime down that-a-way ????
ALL..., please send a prayer to this anonymous little girl.
thank you all,
Wildman
As here in Missouri it's Statutory Rape in the 1st degree since she was under 12, and he was over 21 (though in Alabama it's if over 16.)
(a) A person commits the crime of rape in the first degree if:
(1) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex by forcible compulsion; or
(2) He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated; or
(3) He or she, being 16 years or older, engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is less than 12 years old.
(b) Rape in the first degree is a Class A felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2310; Act 2000-726, p. 1557, §1.)
Don't have Alabama's webpage up, but in Missouri such an offense has a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years plus any other factors. If it was a multiple count charge, could be looking at life in prison.