New York bill would close voluntary intoxication of victim defense loophole for sex crimes
New York lawmakers are in the process of considering a bill that would close what they call a loophole in how sex crimes can be prosecuted. They say current state law allows someone accused of rape to use the victim’s voluntary intoxication as a legal defense.
William Rivera, interim executive director of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, calls language in current New York state law creating that loophole “codified victim blaming.”