Sex Flashcards
Sexual Violation by Rape
Section 128(1)(a) Crime Act 1961
A Person
Rapes
Another Person
A Person (rape)
Accepted by judicial notice or proved by circumstantial evidence. Must have a penis to rape.
Sexual Violation Defined
Sexual Violation Defined
Section 128 Crimes Act 1961
(1) Sexual violation is the act of a person who-
(a) rapes another person; or
(b) has unlawful sexual connection with another person
Rape
Rape
Section 128 Crimes Act 1961
(2) Person A rapes person B if person A has sexual connection with person B, effected by the penetration of person B’s genitalia by person A’s penis,-
(a) without person B’s consent to the connection; and
(b) without believing on reasonable grounds that person B consented to the connection
Penetration
Penetration
Section 128 (1A) Crimes Act 1961
Introduction to the slightest degree is enough to effect a connection
Proof of penetration may be established by complainant’ evidence, medical examination, defendant’s admissions.
Sexual Connection, Section 2 Crimes Act 1961
Sexual Connection, Section 2 Crimes Act 1961
(a) connection effected by the introduction into the genitalia or anus of one person, otherwise that for a genuine medical purpose, of-
(i) a part of the body of another person; or
(ii) an object held or manipulated by another person; or
(b) connection between the mouth or tounge of one person and a part of another person’s genitalia or anus; or
(c) the continuation of connection of a kind described in paragraphs (a) or (b)
Genitalia (case law)
Genitalia
R v Koroheke
The genitalia comprise the reproduction organs, interior and exterior … they include the vulva and the labia, both interior and exterior, at the opening of the vagina.
Rapes - Consent (definition)
Consent definition
“Consent” is a person’s conscious and voluntary agreement to something desired or proposed by another.
The Crown must prove that:
- the complainant did not consent to the sexual act (subjective test), and
- the offender did not believe the complainant was consenting (a subjective test), or
- if he did believe she was consenting, the ground for such a belief were not reasonable (objective test).
Consent case law
Consent case law
R v Cox
Consent must be “full, voluntary, free and informed … freely and voluntarily given by a person in a position to form a rational judgement.”
R v Gutuama
Under the objective test the Crown must prove that “no reasonable person in the accused’s shoes could have thought that the complainant was contesting”
Consent defense
Consent defense
Section 128A crimes act 1961 describes matter that do no constitute consent in themselves
Another person (rape)
Although cape complainants will generally be female, it is a gender-neutral offence; give the wide statutory definition of genitalia, the persons biological gender is not relevant.
Sexual Violation by Unlawful Sexual Connection
Section 128(1)(b) Crimes Act 1961
A Person
Has Unlawful sexual connection
With another person
A Person
A Person
This is a gender-neutral offence and can be committed by a male or a female. The fast that the offender is a “person” is generally accepted by judicial notice or proved by circumstantial evidence
Has Unlawful Sexual Connection
Unlawful sexual connection section 128 Crimes act 1961
(3) Person A has unlawful sexual connection with person B if person A has sexual connection with person B-
(a) without person B’s consent to the connection; and
(b) without believing on reasonable grounds that person B consents to the connection
With another person
With another person
Gender neutral offence
Whereas with rape the complainant’s genitalia must be penetrated by the defendant’s penis, under section 128(1)(b) the roles are not specified in terms of who is penetrated and who does the penetrating. therefore, for example, it may be the offender who is penetrated by the complainant.