Until Thursday, a statute in Minnesota law protected people from prosecution if sexual misconduct they committed was against a partner in an 'ongoing, voluntary relationship'
The Minnesota woman found videos of the incident on her computer, according to the Star Tribune newspaper. However, when the couple went to court, Teeson's husband agreed to a plea deal, was convicted of invading her privacy and received only a 45-day jail sentence.That's because until Thursday, a statute in Minnesota law referenced"the voluntary relationship defense" for criminal sexual conduct crimes that essentially allowed for marital rape.
"The concept of a pre-existing relationship defense should've never been part of our criminal statutes. It's reprehensible and because of Jenny it is now going to be repealed," Walz said Thursday. Read MoreRep. Zack Stephenson, who sponsored the bill, said the signing ceremony made history in Minnesota as the state moved its laws"out of the 19th century." "All Minnesotans deserve to be safe, regardless of who they're married to," he said. Lt. Gov.
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