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Dunn v. The State: A Picayune Ruling

By "eAdvocate"

11-29-2009 Georgia:Derrick Todd Dunn can't catch a break, and the good people of Georgia will make sure he never does.Dunn was convicted of statutory rape in 1996. In other words, he had sexual contact with a person deemed unable to give consent. This can mean any number of things. Did he make love to the girl next door? Or was the act sinister? The reported decision, Dunn v. The State, Georgia, Supreme Court, S09A1369, doesn't say. It simply reports that he is a sex offender, and, in Georgia, that means he might be guilty of no more than a criminal offense with a minor.Don't be offended when I say "no more than a criminal offense with a minor." I am not in favor of child molestation. But it does pay to recall a little history. Laws currently on the books reflecting the age at which a person can give consent to sexual contact are comparatively recent...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on November 29, 2009 (boomark / email).