Revoking consent due to violence is not acknowledged by law
Reports of a rape charge that was dismissed because of a loophole in the law has rocked the state of North Carolina.
According to Raw Story, NC resident Amy Guy had initially consented to intercourse with her estranged husband believing it to be the safer option when he drunkenly showed up at her house. However when the sex turned violent, she begged for him to stop but he refused to listen. Amy later filed a report and her husband was charged with second degree rape.
However, the charges were dropped due to a previous 1979 North Carolina Supreme Court case ruling that stated consent cannot be revoked once intercourse begins.
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The loophole has unsurprisingly been criticized by women’s rights activists including Amy Guy and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman.
Freeman told WRAL, “We firmly believe that people should have the right to revoke their consent.Anytime someone no longer wishes to be involved in a sexual act … they have the right to withdraw that consent and the right to revoke that consent.”
A bill to remedy the situation has been sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Jeff Jackson. However, Republican lawmakers have yet to give the measure a vote.
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