Change Minnesota Sexual Assault Laws

The Issue

Recently, it has come to the attention of many Minnesota residents of the "loop hole" in Minnesota's sexual assault laws: that if a victim of rape/sexual assault voluntarily became intoxicated, they are not a victim of rape/sexual assault in the court of MN law. Whether someone voluntarily becomes intoxicated, it doesn't change that they did not consent to certain actions that occurred to them. There needs to be a change in Minnesota's sexual assault laws.

 

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/03/25/mn-supreme-court-reverses-rape-conviction-because-woman-wasnt-forced-to-get-drunk

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The Issue

Recently, it has come to the attention of many Minnesota residents of the "loop hole" in Minnesota's sexual assault laws: that if a victim of rape/sexual assault voluntarily became intoxicated, they are not a victim of rape/sexual assault in the court of MN law. Whether someone voluntarily becomes intoxicated, it doesn't change that they did not consent to certain actions that occurred to them. There needs to be a change in Minnesota's sexual assault laws.

 

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/03/25/mn-supreme-court-reverses-rape-conviction-because-woman-wasnt-forced-to-get-drunk

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The Decision Makers

Tim Walz
Minnesota Governor
U.S. Senate
2 Members
Tina Smith
U.S. Senate - Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Senate - Minnesota
U.S. House of Representatives
5 Members
Angie Craig
U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota 2nd Congressional District
Pete Stauber
U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota 8th Congressional District
Ilhan Omar
U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota 5th Congressional District
Minnesota House of Representatives
2 Members
Mohamud Noor
Minnesota House of Representatives - District 60B
Jay Xiong
Minnesota House of Representatives - District 67B
Former U.S. House of Representatives
2 Members
Dean Phillips
Former U.S. House of Representatives - Minnesota 3rd Congressional District
Jim Hagedorn
Former US House of Representatives - Minnesota-1

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Petition created on March 26, 2021