Government
Mar. 13, 2013
Bill would nix impersonation loophole in rape law
Legislation proceeded through the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday that would rid California of a legal technicality under which impersonating a person's boyfriend or girlfriend does not constitute felony rape.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A piece of legislation that proceeded through the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday would rid California of a legal loophole under which impersonating a person's boyfriend or girlfriend does not constitute felony rape.
The bill, authored by Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, R-San Luis Obispo, and Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, comes roughly two months after the 2nd District C...
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