No. of Recommendations: 2
The whole point of why it is called statutory is because there is consent, no force, no coercion, which is important because otherwise it is real rape, not statutory, and real rape happens a lot with minors.
If Gaetz plied a minor with drugs/alcohol and had sex with her.... is that statutory?
She was 17, considered a minor, and so it would be statutory rape. There's case law that governs how intoxicated you have to be to not consent. If she's passed out she can't consent I would think. States can vary in this area.
