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per the article, the state supreme court is deciding a "she lied" case soon and may allow that as a defense

now in Louisiana, the statute CLEARLY says that this is not a defense, which is just ridiculous...but is based around that logic

I don't know jack about the legal system....and I think this kid got completely hosed in the situation. That being said, let your mind run through the scenarios of allowing a "she lied about her age defense."

You could potentially have older teenage girls escaping poverty at home by entrapping/enticing older wealthier men by lying about their age....then extorting huge sums of money in return for an admission that they lied.

I am probably being a little simplistic or stupid but I can definitely see problems by setting that precedent.

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Posted by Peazey

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Posted on 6/16/15 at 1:14 pm to Rounder1

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You could potentially have older teenage girls escaping poverty at home by entrapping/enticing older wealthier men by lying about their age....then extorting huge sums of money in return for an admission that they lied.

That potential situation exists even without the lying is no excuse policy. A teenage girl lies about her age to a wealthy man then says that she will report him to the police if he doesn't pay. This is effectively no different than the situation you described.

ETA: The lying about her age is.no excuse policy just prevents women from protecting men, whether the man really knew or not.

This post was edited on 6/16/15 at 1:17 pm

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