In October, Ben Kempinen and Mary Prosser testified before the Wisconsin Assembly's Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety in support of Assembly Bill 414. The proposed legislation creates an exemption to Wisconsin's sex offender registry for teenagers convicted of having consensual sex. Under current law, two people under the age of 18 who have sexual contact can be charged with a felony offense, regardless of consent.
Submitted by Law School News on October 9, 2017
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