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Changes to state sexual assault laws advance in the Legislature

Legislation to address a Minnesota Supreme Court case limiting prosecutions for sexual assault has advanced.

The court ruling had found that a state law on mental incapacitation relating to criminal sexual conduct does not apply to individuals who are voluntarily inebriated.

The bill would change the definition of mentally incapacitated “to remove a roadblock to prosecuting cases where the victim was intoxicated,” according to supporters. Continue reading.

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