West Virginia governor signs law removing marital assault exemption
Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
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Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice. The law, signed Friday,
CHARLESTON — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain sexual assault acts against their spouses for the first time under a controversial bill passed‘Monday by West Virginia’s
Currently there is a exemption for sexual abuse in marriage. Monday the Senate passed a bill that would change that.
Former attorney Ryan Weld proposed the legislation that would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault.