For years, legislators have declined to close a harmful loophole in state sexual assault laws, but advocates say 2019 could be the year that no means no in North Carolina.
According to Skye David, staff attorney for the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, hers is the only state in the nation where consent cannot be legally revoked after sex has begun — and the legal hurdles for survivors don't end there. "This is yet another barrier to reporting sexual assault and choosing to participate in the criminal justice system.
"Prosecutors can’t take these cases to trial on this issue alone, and are dismissing cases of withdrawal of consent after initial consent was given," David continued."I travel the state and talk to survivors, especially on college campuses, who know about this archaic law, and have met those that have had their cases dismissed.as not persuasive law."
David said that local advocates and assault survivors are also calling for improved protective orders for victims of sexual assault, who often struggle to gain the same protections that are given to victims of domestic violence.
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