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Rape Law Bans Sex With Dead Bodies, Wisconsin Supreme Court Says
Posted Jul 9, 2008, 01:37 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Reversing lower court judges who said Wisconsin criminal law doesn't prohibit necrophilia, the state supreme court held today that rape law bans sex with dead bodies.
Because rape law prohibits sex with an unconsenting victim, "a reasonably well-informed person would understand the statute to prohibit sexual intercourse with a dead person," writes Justice Patience Drake Roggensack in the 5-2 majority opinion (PDF).
Rape Law Bans Sex With Dead Bodies, Wisconsin Supreme Court Says
Posted Jul 9, 2008, 01:37 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Reversing lower court judges who said Wisconsin criminal law doesn't prohibit necrophilia, the state supreme court held today that rape law bans sex with dead bodies.
Because rape law prohibits sex with an unconsenting victim, "a reasonably well-informed person would understand the statute to prohibit sexual intercourse with a dead person," writes Justice Patience Drake Roggensack in the 5-2 majority opinion (PDF).