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Is It a Crime for 51-Year-Old Doug Hutchison to Have Sex with His Teenage Wife?

By Alexandra Harwin

The law permits an underage girl to get married, but will it allow her to have sex with her husband?

  • June 23 2011
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What Does It Mean To Be a Willing Child Bride?

By Sonia Smith

Dispatch from the trial of polygamist Raymond Merril Jessop.

  • November 9 2009
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The Disturbing Report from Polanski's Probation Officer

By Jessica Grose

It's rife with moral relativism.

  • October 12 2009
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