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Statutory Rape Case: The Case Of Mathew Koso
The case of Mathew Koso indicates that he was jailed for between 18 and 30 months because of having premarital sexual affair with a minor. The accused sparked a relationship with the girl when she was only 12 years and married her when she was 14. At that time, the marriage was legal, but the attorney general of the state of Nebraska found the affair illegal, sentencing Koso to the specified jail term. This decision is plausible for two reasons. First, it should be considered that Statutory Rape laws in the US protect the exploitation of minors by seniors in terms of sexual issues, which is why it was illegal for Koso to have had an affair with the girl. According to the Statutory Rape laws of Nebraska, it is illegal for an individual above
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