re: Monroe police are searching for a man suspected of rape / question about it

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First degree rape is a rape committed upon a person sixty-five years of age or older or where the anal, oral, or vaginal sexual intercourse is deemed to be without lawful consent of the victim because it is committed under any one or more of the following circumstances:

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Any type of rape of over 65/under 13 automatically catipultes it to first degree. The rest of the statute is describing the elements of first degree rape for anybody