Virginia State Senate Candidate, Joe Morrissey (D), fathered child with teen secretary (Harry Reid, lawyer)
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No it wouldn't. Please read my first two posts in this thread (#37 and #39). There is no "statutory rape" in Virginia in the same sense that other states have it. The Class 1 misdemeanor to which Morrissey entered an Alford plea is Virginia's penalty for an adult having sex with a 15-17 year-old. It's the same penalty as reckless driving. Maybe we should call it reckless [redacted]
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I agree with this----I hate the gotcha moment---and it swings both ways---unfortunately that's where things have gone. A con says "nappy headed ho" and his career is over, a liberal embellishes his resume espousing his military service, and his career is over.
I live by the "glass houses" theory.
That said, I think if the OP didn't mention the "(D)" after the politician's name----there wouldn't be any problems.
There is no (D) after his name as he is a former democrat.
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By law, I don't see how it can be consensual. He was slapped on the wrist for contributing to her delinquency as a MINOR.
But you can't grasp that because he's white, so therefore it's ok since the mom may have "consented" to it.
No, what you can supposedly see is that if this guy were black, he wouldn't be around. That's what you took from a clear case of statutory rape by a white dude.
Apples. SMH
Delinquency of a minor is used on anyone under the "age of Majority", it has nothing to do with legality of sexual consent.
She was above that age, otherwise he would have been charged with statutory rape.
He was likely charged with delinquency of a minor because he took her to a hotel room.
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No, he is a former politician, that does not mean that he has switched parties or become an indy.
actually, he did.
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He shocked leaders of both parties when he decided to run again as an independent in Tuesday’s special election — and defeated Democrat Kevin Sullivan and Republican Matt Walton with a comfortable margin.
Good for him becoming an indy. Maybe he realizes that both parties suck. That doesn't change that he was previously elected as a Democrat and since the kid is 9 years old it stands to reason that he was a Democrat at the time of the teenager got pregnant.
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