07
February
GIRL, 13, CHARGED AS SEX OFFENDER AND VICTIM
Denverpost.com/Pamela Manson 12/26/06 Utah Supreme Court justices acknowledged Tuesday that they were struggling to wrap theirminds around the concept that a 13 year old girl could be both an offender and a victim for thesame act, in this case, having consensual sex with her 12 year old boyfriend. The girl wasput in this odd position because she was found guilty of violating a state law that prohibits sexwith someone under age 14. She also was the victim in the case against her boyfriend, who wasfound guilty of the violation by