Rape Charge Follows Marriage to a 14-Year-Old - New York Times
FALLS CITY, Neb- On Sunday evening, Matthew Koso tipped three ounces of formula into his 5-day-old daughter's mouth, then hoisted her atop his shoulder in hope of a burp. On Tuesday morning, he is scheduled to be arraigned on charges for which the newborn is the state's prime piece of evidence.
Mr. Koso is 22. The baby's mother, Crystal, is 14. He is charged with statutory rape, even though they were wed with their parents' blessing in May, crossing into Kansas because their own state prohibits marriages of people under 17.
The Nebraska attorney general accuses Mr. Koso of being a pedophile; they say it is true love.
"We don't want grown men having sex with young girls," said Jon Bruning, the attorney general. "We make a lot of choices for our children: we don't allow them to vote; we don't allow them to drink; we don't allow them to drive cars; we don't allow them to serve in wars at age 13, whether they want to or not; and we don't allow them to have sex with grown men."
So sex with half grown men, or short men or hobbits, that's okay, right? Sorry, just had to interupt the lunacy for a moment before I ruined something breakable.
But Mr. Koso's mother, Peggy, said she and her husband of 25 years were proud that their son did not disappear like so many deadbeat dads.
"He's not always lived up to his responsibilities, but this time he will," Ms. Koso said. "He could have left, but he didn't. He said, 'Mom, I love Crystal; I love this child.' "
Outrage over the case has rippled through this town of 4,800 about 100 miles from both Omaha and Kansas City, and to two state capitals. The governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, embarrassed by her state's status as one of the few allowing children as young as 12 to marry, has said she will propose a raise in the minimum age when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bruning's office has been deluged with letters, the vast majority angrily urging that he leave the couple alone. One, from a woman named Patricia, said, "I'm sure your time can be better spent putting away real criminals."
Studies show that one in five teenagers have sex before they turn 15, and about 150,000 babies are born each year to a minor parent. In Nebraska, there were 25 births to mothers under 15 in 2002, the latest year for which statistics are available. In Kansas, five girls under 15 were married in 2003, three in 2002 and six in 2001.
In Nebraska, as in many other states, intercourse between someone who is 19 and someone younger than 16 is classified as statutory rape. It is illegal here even if the couple is married at the time.
But experts said it was extremely rare for a man to be prosecuted for statutory rape when he has married his minor partner.
In Nebraska, as in many other states, intercourse between someone who is 19 and someone younger than 16 is classified as statutory rape. It is illegal here even if the couple is married at the time.
But experts said it was extremely rare for a man to be prosecuted for statutory rape when he has married his minor partner.
Alright, enough. Nebraskan marrying Kansan is bad enough...Darwin or no Darwin those genes simply should not come close to one another let alone mix...but this guy IS a pedophile or has such tendencies, and requires a long, hard look, probably for some time to come, if not for the rest of his life.
The mitigating circumstance is of course his decision to marry, rather than perhaps forcing her to do what other girls are allowed to do at ANY age. No, Mr. Attorney General Bruning, we do NOT allow 13 year olds to vote, to drive a car, or to go to war, but YOUR state DOES allow them to have abortions, so cut the holier than thou routine before I puke all over your cheap shoes.
Yes a message DOES need to be sent. Men shouldn't be diddling with little kids even if Kansas says it's legal, and this detweiller should get some sort of house arrest, BUT to take him away from such a young family is too stupid even for a Nebraskan to contemplate. Work with that other bastion of sophistication, Kansas, and see if the laws can't be changed to reflect the 21st Century amongst civilized folks who aren't moslems, but save a place in your dimwitted heart for a couple that decided to keep a child.
All bets are off IF: The guy dumps her and the kid right after an easy sentence is handed down. Then he gets the book thrown at his chicken fucking ass.
What...you thought I was going to let the TIMES off the hook? Not a chance. THEY of course are all for changing the age of consent to reflect the "lifelong commitment" that marriage should be, and how a 12 year old shouldn't be forced by the government or the parents to such a binding tie. Then again, the SLIMES is all for killing kids in the womb so they can't seek the high road EITHER, and their pontifications are rendered useless, invalid, and relegated to a presentation conducted in the spirit of high hubris, because they think kids should be kids but have the right to kill their own kids.
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