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...response was amended to include a category called "sexual negligence," intended to punish nonconsentual sex while not treating it as rape. The term encompasses acts in which the initiator "fails to elicit consent resulting in the physical or psychological harm of the victim...
...woman arrived at the New Hampshire emergency room badly bruised, with several cracked ribs. "Someone did this to me. Someone did this to me," she muttered through her pain. The doctor on duty just nodded, then asked if the bandage felt comfortable. He made no attempt to elicit the ugly truth behind her whispers: she'd been battered by her husband...
...voters' springtime flirtation with Ross Perot grew warmer last week, while their feelings about George Bush entered the frigid zone. Bill Clinton's wooing of the electorate still received a tepid reaction, though there were hints that the Democrat could ultimately elicit more passion...
...working, McCartney says his list of things to do includes finishing the family sports shed, sailing Sunfishes and painting, a hobby he took up at age 40. Two hundred abstracts, landscapes and portraits of Linda litter their homes. McCartney laughs ahead of time at the reaction this will elicit: "Bloody hell, look at him. Thinks he's Van Gogh, does...
...amendment introduced by Effie K. Anagnostopoulos '92 and Maya G. Prabhu '94 created a category for a less serious offense than rape called "sexual negligence," which occurs when the initiator of the sex act "fails to elicit consent resulting in the physical or psychological harm of the victim...