Rape, according to the law, is “when the victim resists the act, but whose resistance is overcome by force.” Lawmakers also define rape as a circumstance under which “the victim is prevented from resisting the act by threats of great and immediate bodily harm.” Other conditions constituting rape include “when the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the offender is armed with a dangerous weapon” or “when the victim is prevented from resisting the act because the victim suffers from a physical or mental infirmity preventing such resistance.”

Additionally, a crime is considered First Degree Rape “when two or more offenders participated in the act.” The law also states that a “lack of knowledge of the victim’s age shall not be a defense.”

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