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Fred Deutsch
8/20/2019 1:12:12 PM
"James Shupe (Formerly Jamie Shupe)" <jamie.shupe@yahoo.com>, "VBroyles" <vbroyles@childparentrights.org>,
"Pamosa27" <pamosa27@comcast.net>

Cc:
"Andre Van Mol" <95andrev@gmail.com>, "Jon Uhler" <jkuvpc@yahoo.com>, "Lee Schoenbeck" <lee@schoenbecklaw.com>,
"Michael Laidlaw" <mike@drlaidlaw.com>, "Jon Hansen" <hansen.jonathon@gmail.com>, "William Malone"
<malone.will@gmail.com>, "Mary McAlister" <mmcalister@childparentrights.org>, "Richard Mast" <RMast@lc.org>, "Walt
Heyer" <waltsbook@yahoo.com>, "Matt Sharp" <msharp@adflegal.org>, "Chris Motz" <cmotz@sdcatholicconference.org>,
"Katherine Cave" <kelseycoalition@gmail.com>, "Michelle Cretella" <drmcretella@gmail.com>

Subject:
RE: update
Attachments: image001.png

Friends, establishing the age is a political calculation. If I believe it's feasible to increase the age after talking with legislators over the next few months, I will. You'll just have to trust me on this.
In response to James’ question, individuals aged 15 or younger in South Dakota are not legally able to consent to sexual activity, and such activity may result in prosecution for statutory rape. South
Dakota statutory rape law is violated when a person has consensual sexual intercourse with an individual under age 16. A child petitioning for emancipation must be at least sixteen years old in SD. That's the
landscape. -- Fred