Something to Think About: Rape Ruling a Travesty

Something to Think About: Rape Ruling a Travesty

Rape Ruling a Travesty

Seminole County (Fla.)

Rape--Florida

Crime--Florida

A newspaper article published by The Oviedo Outlook on May 26, 1977. The article discusses a recent ruling by Circuit Judge Robert McGregor regarding a rape case in the Seminole-Brevard Circuit Court. According to the article, Judge McGregor dismissed sexual battery charges against a convicted rapist because the victim did not resist "to the degree that the law expects." Larry Neely, the author of the article, argues that the ruling is in appropriate and that victim's rights should be respected.

Neely, Larry

Original newspaper article: Neely, Larry. "Something to Think About: Rape Ruling a Travesty." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.

ca. 1977-05-26

1977-05-26

1977-05-26

Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: Neely, Larry. "Something to Think About: Rape Ruling a Travesty." The Oviedo Outlook, Vol. 4, No. 40, May 26, 1977, page 2.

"The Oviedo Outlook, Volume 4, Number 40, May 26, 1977." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5659.

Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.

Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Originally created by Larry Neely and published by The Oviedo Outlook.

Copyright to this resource is held by The Oviedo Outlook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Cepero, Laura

"Florida Rape Laws." FindLaw. http://statelaws.findlaw.com/florida-law/florida-rape-laws.html/

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