Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed Friday by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

The law removes marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault.

  • @Phegan@lemmy.world
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    33 months ago

    I had to read this three times to make sure I understood that west Virginia was not doing the regressive thing.