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Longtime prosecutor and District Attorney Ric Hertel takes a deep look at Big Little Lies and its depiction of intimate partner sexual assault. Drawing from nearly three decades in the courtroom, Ric examines the realities behind marital rape, coercive control, strangulation, and the escalating…
In many U.S. states, loopholes in marital rape laws allow perpetrators to escape with merely a slap on the wrist.
Access a list of spousal exemptions to rape and sexual assault laws in the United States.
Overcome challenges to successfully prosecuting marital rape/sexual violence.
Unlike victims of non-marital rape, victims of marital rape often have little legal recourse.
Minnesota spearheads the movement to close marital rape exemptions during the #MeToo era.
While Minnesota eliminated marital rape exemptions, other campaigns across the country haven’t proved as successful.
Jenny Teeson fought to close marital rape exemptions in Minnesota, spearheading movements to do so across the country.
Gain access to a comprehensive list and analysis of sexual assault laws in all fifty states, U.S. Territories, U.S. Military, and federal jurisdictions.