A verdict in the New Hampshire prep school rape trial. And calls for changing sexual assault laws.
Rape sounds clear and bad. In the courtroom, it can get messy. On Friday, a New Hampshire jury found 19-year-old now prep school grad Owen Labrie guilty of misdemeanor statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl, a schoolmate.
But the jury found prosecutors did not prove he acted without her consent. He may face jail time, but not on the most serious felony sex charges. Across the country, standards are all over the place. Where should they be? At force? At “no means no?” Or at “yes means yes?” Affirmative consent? This Hour, On Point: drawing clearer lines on rape.
Guests
Dale Vincent, Court and crime reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Emily Bazelon, staff writer for the New York Times Magazine. Co-host of the Slate “Political Gabfest” podcast. Truman Capote Fellow at Yale Law School. (@emilybazelon)
Deborah Terkheimer, professor at the Northwestern University School of Law. Former assistant district attorney in New York, specializing in sex crimes and domestic violence. Co-author, with Cynthia Bowman, Kim Yuracko and Laura Rosenbury, of “Feminist Jurisprudence.”
John Banzhaf III, professor of law at the George Washington Univeristy School of Law. (@profbanzhaf)
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