https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=victim%27s+rights&output=atom2024-03-29T08:50:38+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5665The 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.]]>2015-10-21T18:42:57+00:00
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Title
Something to Think About: Rape Ruling a Travesty
Alternative Title
Rape Ruling a Travesty
Subject
Seminole County (Fla.)
Rape--Florida
Crime--Florida
Description
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.
Creator
Neely, Larry
Source
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.
Publisher
The Oviedo Outlook
Date Created
ca. 1977-05-26
Date Copyrighted
1977-05-26
Date Issued
1977-05-26
Is Format Of
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.