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Nov 4, 2003 criminal law rape incest moral ascendancy supreme court people v. madera

Incestuous Rape: Moral Ascendancy as Substitute for Force and Intimidation

In incestuous rape, a father's moral ascendancy over his daughter can substitute for force and intimidation, the Supreme Court ruled in People v. Madera.