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Bill Passed To Let Child Rape Victims Record Attackers

The FSU Veterans Center is pushing for a bill to allow student veterans to pay in-state tuition. The attention their cause has received nationwide has given them hope they may succeed this year.
The FSU Veterans Center is pushing for a bill to allow student veterans to pay in-state tuition. The attention their cause has received nationwide has given them hope they may succeed this year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Legislature is sending Gov. Scott a bill that would let children who are victims or potential victims of rape and other violent acts secretly record their attackers. The House unanimously approved the (HB 7001) on Friday. It applies to victims who are under the age of 18. Florida prohibits conversations to be recorded or otherwise intercepted without the consent of both parties. The bill was filed after the Supreme Court ordered a new trial for an ice cream truck driver convicted of raping his teenage stepdaughter over a period of years. The girl twice secretly recorded him talking about the assaults with an MP3 player hidden under her shirt. The court said the recordings shouldn't have been used as evidence.

 

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