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Session Update: Judiciary Committee Hears Compelling Testimony
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April 8, 2021
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8:48Now PlayingA provision that would close the loophole that deters rape victims from obtaining justice if they were raped while intoxicated came before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday evening, April 7. The committee heard emotional testimony from victims whose cases were not prosecuted because the women had voluntarily consumed alcohol prior to being assaulted.
A number of advocates testified in favor of reforms stemming from the work of the Criminal Sexual Conduct Statutory Reform Working Group. The actions of the committee are the result of a recent Minnesota Supreme Court decision that overturned a sexual assault conviction because the victim was voluntarily intoxicated, thereby failing to meet the threshold for mental incapacitation under state law.
Some or all of the reforms will likely be included in the Judiciary omnibus budget and policy bill.
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