Rape of transsexual woman stirs legal debate
Last updated: 8/27/2010 7:25
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The rape of a transgender woman in the north-central province of Quang Binh has sparked a serious debate among legal professionals after judicial authorities declined to prosecute the three perpetrators.
The German Press Agency dpa quoted officials in the province as saying the victim had not reclassified her legal gender from male to female on Wednesday, August 25. Because Vietnamese law only applies to the rape of women by men, the case could not be prosecuted, they said.
"The laws don't regulate how to deal with this case, so even if the group raped her ten times, we would not be able to sentence them," Nguyen Van Thin, chief judge of the provincial People's Court, told dpa.
The audacity.
To say that it is legal to rape men and transwomen is absolutly mind blowing. With this madness Veitnam better prepare for an upsurge in male on male and male on trans sex crimes.
Used to be like that here in Texas too... I'm just glad the state finally grew up some. *shrugs*