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Originally Posted by Stuart
I think anyone who saw his performance on Celebrity Big Brother would probably assume that George's ideas of sex possibly aren't the same as most people's. He certainly seemed to enjoy playing at being a cat a little too much.
What George doesn't seem to grasp is that (according to the solicitor at the end of that article) having sex with someone who is sleeping is counted as rape as they cannot consent. Also, consent isn't a permanent thing. Just because "woman a" consented to sex with "man b" once, it doesn't "man b" then has consent to have his way with her whenever he wants.
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It's not just rape according to the lawyer in that article - it's rape according to the law of England and Wales.
This has also been confirmed by British judges at each level of Assange's attempts to appeal the extradition & EAW: Alleged Offence No. 4 (the "sleep sex") is, under the law of England and Wales, an allegation of rape.
http://jackofkent.com/2012/06/assang...r-english-law/
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A very good piece from "TwitterJokeTrial" solicitor and New Statesman legal blogger David Allen Green ("Jack of Kent"):
Legal myths about the Assange extradition
It covers the following BS claims repeatedly made by Assange supporters:
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One: “The allegation of rape would not be rape under English law”
Two: “Assange is more likely to be extradited to USA from Sweden than the United Kingdom”
Three: “Sweden should guarantee that there be no extradition to USA”
Four: “The Swedes should interview Assange in London”
Five: “By giving Assange asylum, Ecuador is protecting freedom of the press”
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And here's a detailed post from barrister Anya Palmer on the whole "Why doesn't Sweden interview Assange in London?" thing:
http://storify.com/anyapalmer/why-do...ange-in-london