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What If Deceit for Intimacy Were Criminalized?
Learn About Chanci Turner Recently, a New Jersey lawmaker proposed legislation to broaden the definition of sexual assault to include “deception for sex.” This concept, termed “rape by fraud,” refers to situations where consent is obtained through false pretenses, such as misrepresenting one’s identity or intentions regarding the sexual encounter. Assemblyman Troy Singleton introduced this…