Well I was done with this thread but... Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in...
These laws vary state to state. I'm not aware of any federal sex crime laws, as far as I know they're all handled at the state level. Any of you professional legal type people out there feel free to correct me.
In Oregon the act of inserting a finger into another person without their consent would be unlawful sexual penetration. In this case since the victim was unable to give consent due to mental defect, mental incapacitation or physical helplessness. This would be a class A felony and what's known as a measure 11 case. Measure 11 is a law passed by popular vote and it assigns minimum sentences for certain crimes. Here's how it reads for Oregon-
Quote:
Rape I
Sodomy I
Un. Sex Pen. I
Class A Felony
Measure 11 Offense
Sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse or sexual penetration with a person who is:
*under 12 years of age; or
*subject to forcible compulsion; or
*incapable of consent by reason of mental defect, mental incapacitation or physical helplessness; or
*under 16 years of age and is the actor’s brother or sister, of the whole or half blood, the son or daughter of the actor or the son or daughter of the actor’s spouse (does not apply to Sex Pen. I).
refers to the act of penetrating the vagina, anus or penis of another with any object other than the penis or mouth of the actor.
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Oregon Sex Crime Information | Rape, Sodomy, Sexual Abuse Felonies
So, in Oregon, based on the girls statements in the police report the major crime here would be Unlawful Sexual Penetration I, which is treated the same as Rape I or Sodomy I for the purposes of sentencing.
Under measure 11 Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the first degree carries a min. sentence of 8 years, 4 months. Measure 11 also mandates juveniles over 15 charged with these crimes to be tried as adults.
Oregon Ballot Measure 11 (1994) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And that's just that one act (crime.) Reading through the police report I can assure you there are a bunch of other charges these girls could be charged with, I wouldn't be surprise to see a DA charge 10 to even 30 counts against some of these girls. DA's like to charge every possible count they can, ever see someone who accused of killing one person be charged with 3 or 4 counts of murder? It not that unusual.
OK, now I think I'm done here.