Deck 9: Sex-Related Crimes

Question 1

Under common law,a rape could not be prosecuted if

A)the woman resisted her attacker.
B)the attacker was the woman's husband.
C)there was no evidence of violence.
D)all of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

All of the following are reasons why rape cases are difficult to prosecute,except

A)police are reluctant to investigate such cases.
B)rape carries significant emotional and physical damage to the victim.
C)victims are often reluctant to report a rape.
D)society's attitudes toward rape still make it difficult for victims.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The most common way to prove that penetration has occurred in a rape case is

A)to question the defendant.
B)to investigate the relationship,if any,between the defendant and the victim.
C)to have a medical professional testify about trauma to the vagina.
D)all of the above.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Possession of material that is deemed to be obscene (unless it is child pornography)is not illegal.

Question 5

The statute that protects rape victims from being cross-examined about their prior sexual relations,unless that relationship included the defendant,is the

A)Sexual Predators Act.
B)Statute Against Revealing Act.
C)Victim-Witness Act.
D)Rape Shield Act.

Question 6

Statutory rape is a strict liability offense,meaning that the state does not have to prove the defendant's intent.

Question 7

Part of the investigation of a rape case involves the collection of physical evidence from the victim.

Question 8

When a person has consensual sex with a person who is under the age of fourteen,it is called

A)statutory rape.
B)child molestation.
C)rape.
D)none of the above.

Question 9

Children cannot consent to sexual contact.

Question 10

Aggravated sexual assault can occur

A)when a deadly weapon is used.
B)when the victim is seriously injured.
C)when the victim was kidnapped.
D)all of the above.

Question 11

Incest is defined as sex with a child under the age of twelve.

Question 12

In order to prove rape,the prosecution must present evidence that

A)the victim did not consent to the sexual contact.
B)the woman's vagina was entered by the man's penis.
C)that the man was not the woman's husband.
D)a and b,but not c

Question 13

The crime of having sex with a person under the age of twelve is

A)statutory rape.
B)child molestation.
C)rape.
D)none of the above.

Question 14

(Same facts as Question 1).Once John removes Jane's clothes,he has sexual intercourse with her.Has he committed a crime?

A)Yes,rape.
B)Yes,assault.
C)Yes,battery.
D)No.

Question 15

The crime of sodomy is limited to homosexual couples.

Question 16

Jane is at a party and has too much to drink.She becomes sleepy and passes out in a bedroom in the back of the house.John finds her in his bed and decides that she wants to have sex.He removes her clothes,touching her in several inappropriate places as he does so.Has he committed a crime?

A)Yes,rape.
B)Yes,assault.
C)Yes,battery.
D)No.

Question 17

In many states,it is illegal for a man and a woman to live together and have a sexual relationship when they are not married.

Question 18

It is child molestation to touch a child in a sexual way,even if the child consents to the touching.

Question 19

Under the common law,a woman had to show active resistance to a rapist before the attack was considered nonconsensual.