In re G.T.
Vermont Supreme Court
758 A.2d 301
Relevant factsFree
Fourteen-year-old G.T. (defendant) had intercourse with twelve-year-old M.N. despite her telling him it hurt, until M.N.'s mother interrupted them; G.T. was charged with statutory rape, a delinquent act, under a statute criminalizing sexual acts with anyone 16 or younger. The family court adjudicated G.T. delinquent, and he appealed, arguing that as a 14-year-old he too fell within the class the statute was meant to protect.
IssueFree
Whether, under state law, a person 16 years of age or younger can be charged with violating a statutory-rape statute.