Statute of Limitations for Statutory Rape Charge in Missouri
Full Question:
I have a friend who was molested when he was 12 years old; he is 26 now. In the state of Missouri what is the statute of limitations on statutory rape?
12/13/2008 |
Category: Criminal ยป child molest... |
State: Missouri |
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Answer:
The following is a MO statute:
556.037. Time limitations for prosecutions for sexual offenses involving a
person under eighteen. —
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 556.036, prosecutions for
unlawful sexual offenses involving a person eighteen years of age or under
must be commenced within twenty years after the victim reaches the age of
eighteen unless the prosecutions are for forcible rape, attempted forcible
rape, forcible sodomy, kidnapping, or attempted forcible sodomy in which
case such prosecutions may be commenced at any time.