State v. Jadowski
Wisconsin Supreme Court
680 N.W.2d 810 (2004)
Relevant factsFree
Todd Jadowski (defendant), a 35-year-old man, had sex with a 15-year-old girl who told him and others she was 19, looked at least 19, and showed him a fake ID stating she was 19. Jadowski was charged with statutory rape. The trial court let him introduce evidence of the victim's intentional misrepresentation as an affirmative defense, and the prosecution appealed that ruling.
IssueFree
Whether a victim's intentional misrepresentation of her age is a defense to the strict-liability crime of statutory rape.