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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) – MICHIGAN RAPE LAW STATUTE – Act 328 of 1931
Michigan Rape Law Statute – CHAPTER LXXVI
750.520 Repealed. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
Michigan Rape Law Statute Compiler's note: The repealed section pertained to acts of carnal knowledge constituting a felony, the penalties therefor, and the proof thereof.
750.520a Michigan Rape Law Statute Definitions.
Sec. 520a. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Actor" means a person accused of criminal sexual conduct.
(b) "Developmental disability" means an impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) It originated before the person became 18 years of age.
(ii) It has continued since its origination or can be expected to continue indefinitely.
(iii) It constitutes a substantial burden to the impaired person's ability to perform in society.
(iv) It is attributable to 1 or more of the following:
(A) Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
(B) Any other condition of a person that produces a similar impairment or requires treatment and services similar to those required for a person described in this subdivision.
(c) "Electronic monitoring" means that term as defined in section 85 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.285.
(d) "Intellectual disability" means that term as defined in section 100b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b.
(e) "Intermediate school district" means a corporate body established under part 7 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.601 to 380.705.
(f) "Intimate parts" includes the primary genital area, groin, inner thigh, buttock, or breast of a human being.
(g) "Mental health professional" means that term as defined in section 100b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b.
(h) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life.
(i) "Mentally disabled" means that a person has a mental illness, is intellectually disabled, or has a developmental disability.
(j) "Mentally incapable" means that a person suffers from a mental disease or defect that renders that person temporarily or permanently incapable of appraising the nature of his or her conduct.
(k) "Mentally incapacitated" means that a person is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling his or her conduct due to the influence of a narcotic, anesthetic, or other substance administered to that person without his or her consent, or due to any other act committed upon that person without his or her consent.
(l) "Nonpublic school" means a private, denominational, or parochial elementary or secondary school.
(m) "Physically helpless" means that a person is unconscious, asleep, or for any other reason is physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
(n) "Personal injury" means bodily injury, disfigurement, mental anguish, chronic pain, pregnancy, disease, or loss or impairment of a sexual or reproductive organ.
(o) "Public school" means a public elementary or secondary educational entity or agency that is established under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(p) "School district" means a general powers school district organized under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(q) "Sexual contact" includes the intentional touching of the victim's or actor's intimate parts or the intentional touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the victim's or actor's intimate parts, if that intentional touching can reasonably be construed as being for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, done for a sexual purpose, or in a sexual manner for:
(i) Revenge.
(ii) To inflict humiliation.
(iii) Out of anger.
(r) "Sexual penetration" means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anal intercourse, or any other intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or of any object into the genital or anal openings of another person's body, but emission of semen is not required.
(s) "Victim" means the person alleging to have been subjected to criminal sexual conduct.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1983, Act 158, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984;?Am. 2000, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; ?Am. 2002, Act 714, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003;?Am. 2006, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 2006;?Am. 2007, Act 163, Eff. July 1, 2008;?Am. 2014, Act 64, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014.
Michigan Rape Law Statute Constitutionality: The provision in the criminal sexual conduct statute which permits elevation of a criminal sexual conduct offense from a lesser to a higher degree on the basis of proof of personal injury to the victim in the form of mental anguish is not unconstitutionally vague. People v Petrella, 424 Mich 221; 380 NW2d 11 (1985).
Michigan Rape Law Statute Compiler's note: Section 2 of Act 266 of 1974 provides:
?Saving clause.
?All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or begun before the effective date of this amendatory act.?
750.520b Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; circumstances; felony; consecutive terms.
Sec. 520b. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:
(a) That other person is under 13 years of age.
(b) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and any of the following:
(i) The actor is a member of the same household as the victim.
(ii) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the fourth degree.
(iii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(iv) The actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, or administrator of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district in which that other person is enrolled.
(v) The actor is an employee or a contractual service provider of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district in which that other person is enrolled, or is a volunteer who is not a student in any public school or nonpublic school, or is an employee of this state or of a local unit of government of this state or of the United States assigned to provide any service to that public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district, and the actor uses his or her employee, contractual, or volunteer status to gain access to, or to establish a relationship with, that other person.
(vi) The actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a child care organization, or a person licensed to operate a foster family home or a foster family group home in which that other person is a resident, and the sexual penetration occurs during the period of that other person's residency. As used in this subparagraph, "child care organization", "foster family home", and "foster family group home" mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(c) Sexual penetration occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony.
(d) The actor is aided or abetted by 1 or more other persons and either of the following circumstances exists:
(i) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(ii) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual penetration. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the circumstances listed in subdivision (f).
(e) The actor is armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be a weapon.
(f) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and force or coercion is used to accomplish sexual penetration. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the following circumstances:
(i) When the actor overcomes the victim through the actual application of physical force or physical violence.
(ii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening to use force or violence on the victim, and the victim believes that the actor has the present ability to execute these threats.
(iii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening to retaliate in the future against the victim, or any other person, and the victim believes that the actor has the ability to execute this threat. As used in this subdivision, "to retaliate" includes threats of physical punishment, kidnapping, or extortion.
(iv) When the actor engages in the medical treatment or examination of the victim in a manner or for purposes that are medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable.?
(v) When the actor, through concealment or by the element of surprise, is able to overcome the victim.
(g) The actor causes personal injury to the victim, and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(h) That other person is mentally incapable, mentally disabled, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, and any of the following:
(i) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the fourth degree.
(ii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony punishable as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), by imprisonment for life or for any term of years.
(b) For a violation that is committed by an individual 17 years of age or older against an individual less than 13 years of age by imprisonment for life or any term of years, but not less than 25 years.
(c) For a violation that is committed by an individual 18 years of age or older against an individual less than 13 years of age, by imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole if the person was previously convicted of a violation of this section or section 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g committed against an individual less than 13 years of age or a violation of law of the United States, another state or political subdivision substantially corresponding to a violation of this section or section 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g committed against an individual less than 13 years of age.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed under subdivision (a) or (b), the court shall sentence the defendant to lifetime electronic monitoring under section 520n.
(3) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed under this section to be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for any other criminal offense arising from the same transaction.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1983, Act 158, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984;?Am. 2002, Act 714, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003;? Am. 2006, Act 165, Eff. Aug. 28, 2006;?Am. 2006, Act 169, Eff. Aug. 28, 2006;?Am. 2007, Act 163, Eff. July 1, 2008;?Am. 2012, Act 372, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013;?Am. 2014, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2014.
750.520c Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree; felony.
Sec. 520c. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree if the person engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:
(ii) The actor is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim.
(iii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(vi) The actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a child care organization, or a person licensed to operate a foster family home or a foster family group home in which that other person is a resident and the sexual contact occurs during the period of that other person's residency. As used in this subdivision, "child care organization", "foster family home", and "foster family group home" mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(c) Sexual contact occurs under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony.
(ii) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the circumstances listed in section 520b(1)(f).
(e) The actor is armed with a weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead a person to reasonably believe it to be a weapon.
(f) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the circumstances listed in section 520b(1)(f).
(g) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and the actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(i) That other person is under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and the actor is an employee or a contractual employee of, or a volunteer with, the department of corrections who knows that the other person is under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
(j) That other person is under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and the actor is an employee or a contractual employee of, or a volunteer with, a private vendor that operates a youth correctional facility under section 20g of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.220g, who knows that the other person is under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
(k) That other person is a prisoner or probationer under the jurisdiction of a county for purposes of imprisonment or a work program or other probationary program and the actor is an employee or a contractual employee of or a volunteer with the county or the department of corrections who knows that the other person is under the county's jurisdiction.
(l) The actor knows or has reason to know that a court has detained the victim in a facility while the victim is awaiting a trial or hearing, or committed the victim to a facility as a result of the victim having been found responsible for committing an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult, and the actor is an employee or contractual employee of, or a volunteer with, the facility in which the victim is detained or to which the victim was committed.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree is a felony punishable as follows:
(a) By imprisonment for not more than 15 years.
(b) In addition to the penalty specified in subdivision (a), the court shall sentence the defendant to lifetime electronic monitoring under section 520n if the violation involved sexual contact committed by an individual 17 years of age or older against an individual less than 13 years of age.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1983, Act 158, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984;?Am. 2000, Act 227, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000;? Am. 2002, Act 714, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003;?Am. 2006, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 2006;?Am. 2007, Act 163, Eff. July 1, 2008;?Am. 2012, Act 372, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013.
750.520d Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; felony.
Sec. 520d. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if the person engages in sexual penetration with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) That other person is at least 13 years of age and under 16 years of age.
(b) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual penetration. Force or coercion includes but is not limited to any of the circumstances listed in section 520b(1)(f)(i) to (v).
(c) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(d) That other person is related to the actor by blood or affinity to the third degree and the sexual penetration occurs under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by this chapter. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subdivision that the other person was in a position of authority over the defendant and used this authority to coerce the defendant to violate this subdivision. The defendant has the burden of proving this defense by a preponderance of the evidence. This subdivision does not apply if both persons are lawfully married to each other at the time of the alleged violation.
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(e) That other person is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age and a student at a public school or nonpublic school, and either of the following applies:
(i) The actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, or administrator of that public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district. This subparagraph does not apply if the other person is emancipated or if both persons are lawfully married to each other at the time of the alleged violation.
(ii) The actor is an employee or a contractual service provider of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district in which that other person is enrolled, or is a volunteer who is not a student in any public school or nonpublic school, or is an employee of this state or of a local unit of government of this state or of the United States assigned to provide any service to that public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district, and the actor uses his or her employee, contractual, or volunteer status to gain access to, or to establish a relationship with, that other person.
(f) That other person is at least 16 years old but less than 26 years of age and is receiving special education services, and either of the following applies:
(i) The actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, administrator, employee, or contractual service provider of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district from which that other person receives the special education services. This subparagraph does not apply if both persons are lawfully married to each other at the time of the alleged violation.
(ii) The actor is a volunteer who is not a student in any public school or nonpublic school, or is an employee of this state or of a local unit of government of this state or of the United States assigned to provide any service to that public school, nonpublic school, school district, or intermediate school district, and the actor uses his or her employee, contractual, or volunteer status to gain access to, or to establish a relationship with, that other person.
(g) The actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a child care organization, or a person licensed to operate a foster family home or a foster family group home, in which that other person is a resident, that other person is at least 16 years of age, and the sexual penetration occurs during that other person's residency. As used in this subdivision, "child care organization", "foster family home", and "foster family group home" mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1983, Act 158, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984;?Am. 1996, Act 155, Eff. June 1, 1996;? Am. 2002, Act 714, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003;?Am. 2007, Act 163, Eff. July 1, 2008;?Am. 2012, Act 372, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013.
750.520e Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree; misdemeanor.
Sec. 520e. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree if he or she engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) That other person is at least 13 years of age but less than 16 years of age, and the actor is 5 or more years older than that other person.
(b) Force or coercion is used to accomplish the sexual contact. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the following circumstances:
(ii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening to use force or violence on the victim, and the victim believes that the actor has the present ability to execute that threat.
(iii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening to retaliate in the future against the victim, or any other person, and the victim believes that the actor has the ability to execute that threat. As used in this subparagraph, "to retaliate" includes threats of physical punishment, kidnapping, or extortion.
(iv) When the actor engages in the medical treatment or examination of the victim in a manner or for purposes which are medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable.
(v) When the actor achieves the sexual contact through concealment or by the element of surprise.
(d) That other person is related to the actor by blood or affinity to the third degree and the sexual contact occurs under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by this chapter. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subdivision that the other person was in a position of authority over the defendant and used this authority to coerce the defendant to violate this subdivision. The defendant has the burden of proving this defense by a preponderance of the evidence. This subdivision does not apply if both persons are lawfully married to each other at the time of the alleged violation.
(e) The actor is a mental health professional and the sexual contact occurs during or within 2 years after the period in which the victim is his or her client or patient and not his or her spouse. The consent of the victim is not a defense to a prosecution under this subdivision. A prosecution under this subsection shall not be used as evidence that the victim is mentally incompetent.
(f) That other person is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age and a student at a public school or nonpublic school, and either of the following applies:
(g) That other person is at least 16 years old but less than 26 years of age and is receiving special education services, and either of the following applies:
(h) The actor is an employee, contractual service provider, or volunteer of a child care organization, or a person licensed to operate a foster family home or a foster family group home, in which that other person is a resident, that other person is at least 16 years of age, and the sexual contact occurs during that other person's residency. As used in this subdivision, "child care organization", "foster family home", and "foster family group home" mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1983, Act 158, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984;?Am. 1988, Act 86, Eff. June 1, 1988;? Am. 1994, Act 213, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994;?Am. 1996, Act 155, Eff. June 1, 1996;?Am. 2000, Act 227, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000;?Am. 2000, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001;?Am. 2002, Act 714, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003;?Am. 2007, Act 163, Eff. July 1, 2008;?Am. 2012, Act 372, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013.
750.520f Michigan Rape Law Statute – Second or subsequent offense; penalty.
Sec. 520f. (1) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under section 520b, 520c, or 520d, the sentence imposed under those sections for the second or subsequent offense shall provide for a mandatory minimum sentence of at least 5 years.
(2) For purposes of this section, an offense is considered a second or subsequent offense if, prior to conviction of the second or subsequent offense, the actor has at any time been convicted under section 520b, 520c, or 520d or under any similar statute of the United States or any state for a criminal sexual offense including rape, carnal knowledge, indecent liberties, gross indecency, or an attempt to commit such an offense.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
750.520g Michigan Rape Law Statute – Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct; felony.
Sec. 520g. (1) Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct involving sexual penetration shall be a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.
(2) Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years.
750.520h Corroboration of victim's testimony not required.
Sec. 520h. The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under sections 520b to 520g.
750.520i Resistance by victim not required.
Sec. 520i. A victim need not resist the actor in prosecution under sections 520b to 520g. History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.
750.520j Michigan Rape Law Statute – Evidence of victim's sexual conduct.
Sec. 520j. (1) Evidence of specific instances of the victim's sexual conduct, opinion evidence of the victim's sexual conduct, and reputation evidence of the victim's sexual conduct shall not be admitted under sections 520b to 520g unless and only to the extent that the judge finds that the following proposed evidence is material to a fact at issue in the case and that its inflammatory or prejudicial nature does not outweigh its probative value:
(a) Evidence of the victim's past sexual conduct with the actor.
(b) Evidence of specific instances of sexual activity showing the source or origin of semen, pregnancy, or disease.
(2) If the defendant proposes to offer evidence described in subsection (1)(a) or (b), the defendant within 10 days after the arraignment on the information shall file a written motion and offer of proof. The court may order an in camera hearing to determine whether the proposed evidence is admissible under subsection (1). If new information is discovered during the course of the trial that may make the evidence described in subsection (1)(a) or (b) admissible, the judge may order an in camera hearing to determine whether the proposed evidence is admissible under subsection (1).
Michigan Rape Law Statute Constitutionality: This section, the rape-shield law, is not unconstitutional. People v Arenda, 416 Mich 1; 330 NW2nd 814 (1982).
In Michigan v Lucas, 500 US 145; 111 S Ct 1743; 114 L Ed2d 205 (1991), the United States Supreme Court held that the Michigan Court of Appeals had erred in adopting a ?per se rule? that the notice-and-hearing requirement of Michigan's rape-shield law violated the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution in all cases where it was used to preclude evidence of past sexual conduct between a rape victim and a defendant (see People v Lucas, 160 Mich App 692; 408 NW2d 431 (1987)). The Court found that the statute ?serves legitimate state interests in protecting against surprise, harassment, and undue delay. Failure to comply with this requirement may … justify even the severe sanction of preclusion.?
750.520k Michigan Rape Law Statute – Suppression of names and details.
Sec. 520k. Upon the request of the counsel or the victim or actor in a prosecution under sections 520b to 520g the magistrate before whom any person is brought on a charge of having committed an offense under sections 520b to 520g shall order that the names of the victim and actor and details of the alleged offense be suppressed until such time as the actor is arraigned on the information, the charge is dismissed, or the case is otherwise concluded, whichever occurs first.
Michigan Rape Law Statute Constitutionality: The statute authorizing suppression of a court file containing the name of a victim of criminal sexual conduct, the name of the defendant, and the details of the offense until the defendant is arraigned, the charge is dismissed, or the case is otherwise concluded is not a prior restraint upon publication, but a valid legislative restriction on the common-law right of access to public records and the statutory right of access to court proceedings. In re Midland Publishing, 420 Mich 148; 362 NW2d 580 (1984).
750.520l Legal spouse as victim.
Sec. 520l. A person may be charged and convicted under sections 520b to 520g even though the victim is his or her legal spouse. However, a person may not be charged or convicted solely because his or her legal spouse is under the age of 16, mentally incapable, or mentally incapacitated.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1974, Act 266, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975;?Am. 1988, Act 138, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1988.
Section 2 of Act 138 of 1988 provides: ?This amendatory act shall take effect June 1, 1988 and apply to crimes committed on or after that date.?
750.520m Michigan Rape Law Statute – DNA identification profiling; chemical testing; manner of collecting and transmitting samples; existing DNA identification profile; disclosure; assessment; report; definitions.
Sec. 520m. (1) A person shall provide samples for chemical testing for DNA identification profiling or a determination of the sample's genetic markers and shall provide samples for chemical testing if any of the following apply:
(a) The individual is arrested for a violent felony as that term is defined in section 36 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.236.
(b) The person is found responsible for a violation of section 83, 91, 316, 317, or 321, a violation or attempted violation of section 349, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g, or a violation of section 167(1)(c) or (f) or 335a, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 167(1)(c) or (f) or 335a.
(c) The person is convicted of a felony or attempted felony, or any of the following misdemeanors, or local ordinances that are substantially corresponding to the following misdemeanors:
(i) A violation of section 145a, enticing a child for immoral purposes.
(ii) A violation of section 167(1)(c), (f), or (i), disorderly person by window peeping, engaging in indecent or obscene conduct in public, or loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution.
(iii) A violation of section 335a, indecent exposure.
(iv) A violation of section 451, first and second prostitution violations.
(v) A violation of section 454, leasing a house for purposes of prostitution.
(vi) A violation of section 462, female under the age of 17 in a house of prostitution.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), if at the time the person is arrested for, convicted of, or found responsible for the violation the investigating law enforcement agency or the department of state police already has a sample from the person that meets the requirements of the DNA identification profiling system act, 1990 PA 250, MCL 28.171 to 28.176, the person is not required to provide another sample or pay the fee required under subsection (6).
(3) The county sheriff or the investigating law enforcement agency shall collect and transmit the samples in the manner required under the DNA identification profiling system act, 1990 PA 250, MCL 28.171 to 28.176. However, a sample taken under subsection (1)(a) may be transmitted to the department of state police upon collection.
(4) An investigating law enforcement agency, prosecuting agency, or court that has in its possession a DNA identification profile obtained from a sample of a person under subsection (1) shall forward the DNA identification profile to the department of state police at or before the time of the person's sentencing or disposition upon that conviction or finding of responsibility unless the department of state police already has a DNA identification profile of the person.
(5) The DNA profiles of DNA samples received under this section shall only be disclosed as follows:
(a) To a criminal justice agency for law enforcement identification purposes.
(b) In a judicial proceeding as authorized or required by a court.
(c) To a defendant in a criminal case if the DNA profile is used in conjunction with a charge against the defendant.
(d) For an academic, research, statistical analysis, or protocol developmental purpose only if personal identifications are removed.
(6) Until October 1, 2003, the court shall order each person found responsible for or convicted of 1 or more crimes listed in subsection (1) to pay an assessment of $60.00. The assessment required under this subsection is in addition to any fine, costs, or other assessments imposed by the court.
(7) An assessment required under subsection (6) shall be ordered upon the record, and shall be listed separately in the adjudication order, judgment of sentence, or order of probation.
(8) After reviewing a verified petition by a person against whom an assessment is imposed under subsection (6), the court may suspend payment of all or part of the assessment if it determines the person is unable to pay the assessment.
(9) The court that imposes the assessment prescribed under subsection (6) may retain 10% of all assessments or portions of assessments collected for costs incurred under this section and shall transmit that money to its funding unit. On the last day of each month, the clerk of the court shall transmit the assessments or portions of assessments collected under this section as follows:
(a) Twenty-five percent to the county sheriff or other investigating law enforcement agency that collected the DNA sample as designated by the court to defray the costs of collecting DNA samples.
(b) Until October 1, 2003, 65% to the department of treasury for the department of state police forensic science division to defray the costs associated with the requirements of DNA profiling and DNA retention prescribed under the DNA identification profiling system act, 1990 PA 250, MCL 28.171 to 28.176.
(c) Beginning October 1, 2003, 65% to the state treasurer for deposit in the justice system fund created in section 181 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.181.
(10) Beginning December 31, 2002, the director of the department of state police shall report by December 31 of each year concerning the rate of DNA sample collection, DNA identification profiling, retention and compilation of DNA identification profiles, and the collection of assessments required under subsection (6) to all of the following:
(a) The standing committees of the senate and house of representatives concerned with DNA sample collection and retention.
(b) The house of representatives appropriations subcommittee on state police and military affairs.
(c) The senate appropriations subcommittee on state police.
(11) As used in this section:
(a) "DNA identification profile" and "DNA identification profiling" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the DNA identification profiling system act, 1990 PA 250, MCL 28.172.
(b) "Investigating law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of the offense for which the person is convicted. Investigating law enforcement agency includes the county sheriff but does not include a probation officer employed by the department of corrections.
(c) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony.
(d) "Sample" means a portion of a person's blood, saliva, or tissue collected from the person.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 1990, Act 191, Eff. Oct. 1, 1991;?Am. 1994, Act 163, Eff. Sept. 1, 1994;?Am. 1996, Act 510, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1997;?Am. 2001, Act 89, Eff. Jan. 1, 2002;?Am. 2003, Act 100, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003;?Am. 2008, Act 380, Eff. July 1, 2009.
750.520n Michigan Rape Law Statute – Lifetime electronic monitoring.
Sec. 520n. (1) A person convicted under section 520b or 520c for criminal sexual conduct committed by an individual 17 years old or older against an individual less than 13 years of age shall be sentenced to lifetime electronic monitoring as provided under section 85 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.285.
(2) A person who has been sentenced under this chapter to lifetime electronic monitoring under section 85 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.285, who does any of the following is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both: (a) Intentionally removes, defaces, alters, destroys, or fails to maintain the electronic monitoring device in working order.
(b) Fails to notify the department of corrections that the electronic monitoring device is damaged.
(c) Fails to reimburse the department of corrections or its agent for the cost of the monitoring.
(3) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that individual while violating this section.
(4) A term of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section may run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for another violation arising from the same transaction.
Michigan Rape Law Statute History: Add. 2006, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 2006.
Please note that the Michigan Rape Law Statute can and does change by legislative amendments and modifications. It is important to note that this copy of the Michigan Rape Law Statute may not be up-date depending upon when you are viewing or reading the words. Always consult a criminal defense lawyer prior to handling any criminal or civil legal matter. Nothing on this website or provided on the internet should or can compensate for a certified and qualified legal attorney.?The Michigan Rape Law Statute was rendered on Friday, May 16, 2014 – Michigan Compiled Laws Complete Through PA 122 of 2014, Legislative Council, State of Michigan -?Courtesy of www.legislature.mi.gov.


By Allison Bell PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, (Samoa News, Jan. 17, 2010) – American Samoa's Congressional leaders should think about the 4 million Americans who live in the U.S. territories when they are drafting the final version of the health bill, Rep. Nydia Velázquez writes in a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Velázquez, D-N.Y., wrote the letter on behalf of herself and members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
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Wanneroo Times
Carer gives evidence at coronial inquest into Lachlan Mitchell's death
November 20th, 2017, 02:00PM Written by Mark Donaldson Wanneroo Times
Karla Zablah. Photo: Mark Donaldson
THE woman who was caring for toddler Lachlan James Mitchell when he drowned in the pool of a Carramar home daycare in 2015 has given evidence at the coronial inquest into his death this morning.
The WA Coroner's Court heard Karla Zablah, who was caring for three children at the time of the November 9 tragedy, was trying to put an 11-month-old baby to sleep and left two-year-old Lachlan unsupervised for 5 to 7 minutes.
She thought Lachlan had followed behind her and said she called out for him to accompany her while she was tending to the infant.
"The kids would follow me everywhere, I couldn't even go to the toilet without kids waiting for me at the door," she said.
She found Lachlan lying face down in the pool near the steps when she went outside.
She believed the gate door was closed.
The court heard he may have climbed over the fence by standing on a pot plant near the pool.
Lachlan's parents Melanie and Luke Mitchell outside court with lawyer John Hammond. Picture: Mark Donaldson
Lachlan's parents Melanie and Luke Mitchell, represented in court by lawyer John Hammond, had told her their son was "hyper mobile" and that he liked to climb.
The court heard the carer threw her mobile phone out of her pocket when she retrieved Lachlan from the pool.
This meant she could not find it when she wanted to call emergency services.
The rental home did not have a landline.
She began CPR before running next door to her neighbour, who continued CPR on the toddler.
The neighbour's wife called the ambulance.
Lachlan later died in hospital.
Outside the Central Law Courts, Mr Hammond told reporters his clients did not want to speak until after the hearing.
"It's been going on two years and it's bringing up the emotion again, that's for sure," he said.
The two-day inquest will examine how the toddler found his way into the pool when its security was deemed to be compliant.
It will examine guidelines for regulation of family day care services.
Ms Zablah was working under the authority of Communicare.
Communicare chief executive Melissa Perry and Communicare Joondalup branch officer Jo Georgiou also gave evidence today.
Lachlan Mitchell.
The court heard Communicare no longer accepted carers who had pools at their homes.
The not-for-profit organisation had seven existing homes with pools, which were now checked monthly for compliance.
Ms Perry, Ms Georgiou and Ms Zablah each said they supported the banning of pools at home day care centres.
They also believed it should be compulsory for homes to have a landline phone.
The hearing concluded with testimonies from Department of Communities education and care regulatory unit director Jon Pilkington and department investigations officer Natalie Petrusich.
Ms Petrusich said the first thing she noticed when investigating the incident was the pot plants near the pool fence.
She said her "intial thought" was that Lachlan could have climbed into the pool area using one of the pots.
Her other thought was that the gate might not have closed properly.
Mr Pilkington said there were 1470 educators (carers) in WA and 240 of them had a spa or pool.
He said he visited the home on the day of the tragedy and saw roots in one of the pots had grown into the ground.
But it was not difficult to move the pot despite the roots.
He tested the lock on the gate and it worked on first try.
He said if pools were banned from home daycare centres there might be some areas, particularly those in regional parts, which would lose their only convenient home daycare services.

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CEDIA Expo 2015 - Dallas, USA
Written by Brent Butterworth	Brent Butterworth
Parent Category: CEDIA Expo 2015	CEDIA Expo 2015
Created: 19 October 2015	19 October 2015
CEDIA Expo 2015: Audio Electronics
If you're looking for new high-end stereo gear, the annual CEDIA Expo isn't the best place to go; the focus at the Expo is always on things like multiroom audio and home theater. But there are always at least a few new stereo amps, preamps, and source devices, and the technology is often more advanced than what you see at, say, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.
In my two-day stroll around last week's CEDIA Expo in Dallas, Texas, USA, I found a few new stereo audio products that will certainly be of interest to two-channel audiophiles, as well as a few that might indicate the future technological directions of high-end stereo gear. Apologies to any manufacturers I missed -- it's a big show and I'm just one reporter. All prices in USD.
The $999 Nano Backpack WP is speaker-maker Artison's first foray into audio electronics. Artison calls it an audio hub, which seems fitting because the 1"-high amplifier is packed with all sorts of audio capabilities. It includes three 100W class-D amplifiers; HDMI, TosLink, and analog inputs; Bluetooth; WiSA wireless connection to surround speakers and subwoofers; Dolby Digital, Pro Logic II and DTS decoding; and remote control. The idea is that you can slip the slim amp behind a TV set, into a cabinet, onto a shelf, or wherever, and it'll serve as the brains and the brawn of either a stereo or surround-sound system.
Technically, BGW's $8890 VXi8.8 is a professional amp, but it was on display at the CEDIA Expo and it was well worth a look. Each of its 16 channels is rated at 200W into 8 ohms, with a fully balanced circuit topology identical to that of the ATI AT6000, which the same parent company makes. To maintain the balance between positive and negative halves of the signal, each channel has its own H-PAD digital volume control, which uses the same resistor to set the gain separately for the positive and negative halves. Users can monitor the amp's operation through the Internet on iOS devices, showing which channels are active, whether or not a channel has hit its limiter, etc. Company head Morris Kessler showed me how he could monitor a beta sample that was currently running in a Los Angeles movie theater.
Bryston's BP2 was the only new phono preamp I saw at the CEDIA Expo. In a nod to hardcore vinyl enthusiasts, it uses old-school transformers, rather than active amplification circuitry, to step up the voltage from moving-coil cartridges to moving-magnet levels. You can see the transformers in the photo; they're encased in shielding cans made from sheet aluminum. The transformers are available in a separate component, the TF2, for those who already have an MM phono pre. The price of the BP2 is expected to be around $1400 with its stock power supply. An upgraded, separate power supply, the PS3, is available for $1000.
The $999 HD-Amp1 is Marantz's entry into the increasingly prominent all-in-one integrated amp-DAC category. Its DAC section accommodates PCM signals up to 32/384 resolution, as well as DSD up to 11.2MHz. USB, TosLink, and coax inputs are provided along with two analog inputs, and there's an extra front USB input intended for portable devices and USB sticks. The internal class-D amp is rated at 70Wpc into 8 ohms, and there's also a 1/4" headphone jack. A version without the amp, the HD-DAC1, is also available.
Millson's CinemaFrame doesn't resemble anything in high-end audio, but still, it's so cool and creative I couldn't resist including it here. Developed by a Vancouver, Canada-based custom-installation firm frustrated by the difficulty of finding space for an equipment closet in high-rise condos, the CinemaFrame incorporates all the electronics and many of the speakers required for both a home theater and a multiroom audio system -- and the whole thing hides behind a flat-panel TV. The rack shown here incorporates a custom-designed 12-channel digital amplifier; left, center, and right speakers plus a subwoofer; surround-sound decoding; full digital signal processing (including subwoofer crossover) for every speaker; a set-top box (i.e., cable box or satellite receiver); Apple TV and Sonos components; and a network hub. The Millson-supplied components snap into the rack in minutes, interconnecting with terminals only, no wires. Each system is custom-specified, and the one shown here costs about $30,000 installed.
For years, Musical Fidelity has been using nuvistors -- tiny, metal-encased vacuum tubes developed in 1959, just before transistors became popular -- in its electronics. The latest is the $9999 NuVista CD, a CD player that uses a quartet of nuvistors (seen beneath the grille on the top of the component) in its output stage. According to Musical Fidelity's Randy Bingham, the nuvistors typically last about 100,000 hours, and achieve far superior performance compared to the small-signal tubes (such as the 12AX7) commonly used in audio electronics. The NuVista CD has a 32/384 digital-to-analog converter with four digital inputs that allow it to be used as a DAC for other components. It's designed as a pure PCM device; it doesn't play SACDs or decode DSD.
While Pioneer's SX-N30-K may look like a rather ordinary stereo receiver, it's anything but. It's a networked product compatible with Apple AirPlay and DLNA multiroom audio technologies as well as Bluetooth wireless, and it can be controlled from portable devices via an iOS/Android app. A USB front input and TosLink and coax digital inputs make the SX-N30-K compatible with almost any modern source device, and there's even a built-in phono preamp and a subwoofer output. Price of the 85Wpc receiver is projected to be around $600.
Russound's XSource streamer was designed primarily for use in multiroom audio systems, but it'd make a nice addition to a stereo system, too. Through Russound's iOS/Android app, the XSource can stream Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, TuneIn Radio, and vTuner, and through AirPlay or DLNA, it can also pull material from networked hard drives. Or it can connect to USB drives and sticks to stream their material into a system or throughout a home. The XSource includes TosLink and coaxial digital, plus RCA analog outputs, so it can connect to an external DAC or digital preamp. It's said to support high-resolution audio, but I couldn't get the info on exactly what formats it supports. The price still hadn't been set when I saw it at the Expo.
The 2HP was not only the most impressive stereo amp I saw at the CEDIA Expo; it also represents the rebirth of SAE, a classic audio brand from decades past that was founded by Morris Kessler, best known as the founder and chief engineer of ATI. It's called the 2HP because it puts out two horsepower, or two channels rated at 746W (one horsepower) each into 8 ohms. The display on the $19,995 class-AB amp can be set to function as a power meter (in peak or RMS, for 8- or 4-ohm loads) or as a real-time frequency/level analyzer.
I loved the way Sonance has capitalized on the power of digital signal processing in its latest amplifiers, but lamented that the same tech is rarely available in high-end stereo products. The $699 2-100 100Wpc class-D amp shown here isn't new, but it and other Sonance digital amps benefit from a new, greatly expanded SONARC DSP programming environment that allows installers to fine-tune the performance of each Sonance speaker for different acoustical environments; the installer simply selects the speaker model and the type of environment it's going into. To create the more than 600 available presets, Sonance measured its speakers in five different rooms. There are even presets for situations where the speaker is near such acoustically troubling objects as a large window or glass wall. The installer can also tap into ten bands of parametric equalization, tone/tilt controls, limiter, and subwoofer crossover functions.
Brent Butterworth
Contributor, SoundStage!


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Buhari swears-in new ICPC board members
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in 27-year-old Hannatu Muhammad as a member of the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).
Muhammad was appointed as one of the board members to represent the youth in compliance with the provision of the ICPC Act.
According to the Act, the board shall include "a youth not being less than 21 or more than 30 years of age at the time of his or her appointment".
The president also swore-in Bolaji Owasanoye, who was screened and cleared by the senate in 2018, as the chairman of the commission.
Other members are Grace Chinda (Delta); Olubukola Balogun (Lagos); Okolo Titus-(Enugu); Obiora Iqwedebia (Anambra); Adamu Bello (Katsina); Abdullahi Maikanu Saidu (Niger) and Yahaya Umah Daudu (Nasarawa).
The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber, State House, in Abuja on Monday.
While swearing them in, President Buhari noted that he was "particularly delighted that the ICPC law under which you will operate is robust enough to assist government to sanitise the public sector in service delivery, public procurement, diversion of public revenue, deliberate misuse of public funds, and so on."
Speaking at the event on Monday, the new chairman swore to "eschew, expose and fight corruption" in Nigeria.
He also said that he was encouraged by "the unquestionable, unshakeable and unequivocal stand of Mr. President against corruption, which indicated a very strong political will to fight corruption".
He promised the president that the new board members would not disappoint the nation in their assignment.
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End zone non-call caps Pats' loss: 'It is what it is'
Rob Gronkowski: Flag-free final play in end zone 'is what it is'
ESPN.com news services
Tom Brady wanted a call from officials that would have extended the game. So did Rob Gronkowski, who was seen insisting he was held by Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor.
But a pass-interference penalty wasn't called on Chancellor -- on fourth-and-goal from the 1 on the Patriots' final offensive play -- handing New England its second loss of the season and creating more controversy over NFL officials' judgment calls.
"I mean, it didn't get called. It is what it is," Gronkowski said. "If it's not a PI to the refs, then it's not a PI to the refs.
"The play is what it is. You can't really change it."
Gronkowski said he hadn't been trying to initiate contact but that "it just happened."
"He was playing off me a little bit, pretty far, farther than usual," Gronkowski said. "You usually don't see that, and it was a fake, so I had to go up to him and make a little move."
Patriots were balancing clock and scoring on final offensive drive
Pete Carroll is gaining ground on ghost he's chasing
Patriots'€™ D had chance to make its mark but didn't deliver vs. Seahawks
The Seahawks said they had practiced defending the play in the final sequence of the last practice before the game.
"I was on Marcus Lucas, and he did the same exact route and we both fell and hit the ground just like that," Chancellor said of the Seahawks tight end. "But I actually got my hand on the ball in that one. But he didn't push me. So, you know, just a little different."
Chancellor had returned Sunday after being sidelined for a month with an injured groin.
"Gronk's a great competitor, man," said Chancellor about his fellow four-time Pro Bowler. "And with us two on the field, why not end it like that, you know what I'm saying? Give both of us a chance. Give him a chance and let me go out and cover him."
It certainly won't make up for their Super Bowl loss two seasons ago, but the Seahawks' goal-line stand lifted them to a 31-24 victory as New England failed four times from inside the 2 in the dying moments.
"I just went up to him and just tried to get on top of his toes," Gronkowski said. "That's what you're taught, to get on top of the toes, make a little move and release outside. I just got up on his toes a little too much, obviously. I wasn't trying to make contact. I was just trying to make a move and get outside and catch a fade ball."
Gronkowski, who finished with three catches for 56 yards, reiterated he has often faced notable challenges with officials on such plays.
"I've had problems in the past with that, last year and a couple times this year," Gronkowski said. "But I'm not here to make excuses and say that was a [penalty]. I just want to -- we just lost a game -- I want to give credit to the Seahawks. They played a good game. It was a well-fought 60-minute game on both sides of the ball, but I mean, I'm not trying to get into that discussion right now."
Brady said he didn't see the end of the play, which harkened back to how the Seahawks lost Super Bowl XLIX when Malcolm Butler's interception at the goal line sealed the title for the Patriots.
"I mean, there was a lot of -- there's always a lot of contact with that team," Brady said. "Sometimes you get the call; sometimes you don't. So certainly, it looks like it came down to one play, but there were a lot of plays in this game that we could have done a better job of.
"They're a good team. We knew that going in, and we have to play better than the way we played. We were just too careless with the ball. They weren't. The turnovers were a big factor. We had our chances. We just didn't make enough plays."
Rest assured, coach Bill Belichick saw it the same way the Patriots tight end and quarterback did.
"It was a really competitive play," Belichick said. "I thought the game was well-officiated. They did a good job of letting the players play. I mean they called some things they had to call. I focus really on our team, what we can do. That's what we need to do."
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said "there ain't nothing like it in football," referring to the goal-line stand.
"It's one of the great challenges that a team and a defense gets," Carroll said. "And our guys just came through and hung in there and just fought for every inch and let us walk away with the win."
Information from ESPN staff writer Mike Reiss and The Associated Press was used in this report.


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So there is the old saying we will "Fix it in post" and move on. So how do we fix red skin in adobe Lightroom? My first thought with fixing red skin was to just turn down the saturation in the red channel. This didn't work out because it changes everything red in the picture and I only need to tone down the red cheeks and nothing else. So I then ventured over to the awesome brush tool in... I wrote a tutorial last month about how to fix blown out colors in Photoshop Elements. Lightroom can repair blown colors too, and today's tutorial will show you how.
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I remember a while back when I wrote a post that described how to remove red eye from someone's eyes using Adobe Camera Raw. If memory serves, I mentioned that I'd do the same type of post, but for Adobe Lightroom.


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As an actor, Spriggs has appeared as Captain Fran Robin Spriggs is the author of Diary of a Gentleman Diabolist, Wondrous Strange: Tales of the Uncanny, The Dracula Poems, Capes & Cowls: Adventures in Wyrd City, and over 200 short stories and poems that have appeared in a wide variety of publications. His work has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award, Pushcart Prize, and multiple Rhysling Awards.
As an actor, Spriggs has appeared as Captain Franco in NBC's Revolution, Chris Amante in USA Network's Necessary Roughness, and as affable sociopath Alfonse Duncan in the rural noir Sinkhole. He is currently attached to the romantic comedy The Genesis of Lincoln and the horror film The Ballad of Jimmy Hallows. ...more
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Pompeo-Trump relationship tested by impeachment inquiry
By Brett Samuels and Morgan Chalfant - 11/27/19 06:00 AM EST
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Mike PompeoBiden taps career civil servants to acting posts at State, USAID, UN China sanctions Pompeo and more than two dozen US figures China calls Pompeo 'doomsday clown' after its treatment of Uighurs labeled genocide MORE is on rocky terrain with President Trump Donald TrumpClinton, Bush, Obama reflect on peaceful transition of power on Biden's Inauguration Day Arizona Republican's brothers say he is 'at least partially to blame' for Capitol violence Biden reverses Trump's freeze on .4 billion in funds MORE and members of the State Department following critical testimony by diplomatic officials in the public impeachment hearings led by House Democrats.
Career foreign service officers and Trump appointees came forward last week to lay out in great detail how the president and his allies carried out a smear campaign against the now-former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and how the administration's policy toward the country raised concerns among veteran diplomats.
The witnesses testified about their frustrations with the lack of a public defense from Pompeo when State Department employees were under attack or sidelined, and Trump has expressed frustration with officials underneath Pompeo who provided the bulk of damaging testimony about the president's dealings with Ukraine.
Those tensions have led to questions about Pompeo's standing with Trump and spurred speculation that he may use a long-talked-about Senate campaign in his home state of Kansas as an off-ramp from the administration.
"I think that this has all done serious damage to the relationship between president and Secretary Pompeo, for all the reasons you can imagine. I don't know if it's recoverable or not," said a former State Department official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
The fragile relationship is a stark contrast to just two months ago, when Pompeo solidified his status as one of the president's closest advisers following the ouster of national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonPence, other GOP officials expected to skip Trump send-off NSA places former GOP political operative in top lawyer position after Pentagon chief's reported order After insurrection: The national security implications MORE. Pompeo, a former Kansas congressman, has been part of Trump's Cabinet since early in the administration when he served as CIA director.
His transition to secretary of State was hailed by those in the department seeking a clean slate after former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonTillerson: 'We squandered the best opportunity we had on North Korea' State Department sets up new bureau for cybersecurity and emerging technologies Lawmakers express concern about lack of young people in federal workforce MORE hollowed out its ranks. But recent testimony from officials in private depositions and public hearings laid bare how the mood quickly soured at the agency.
One State Department official described the feelings about Pompeo at the agency amid the impeachment inquiry as "a mixed bag."
"He was looked upon favorably and came in with a positive attitude and energy post-Tillerson," the official said. "But the department as a whole has grown weary because of the lens on the State Department."
The State Department has played a key role in the impeachment process, both in terms of witnesses and the events at the heart of allegations that Trump abused his presidential powers.
Of the 12 individuals who testified publicly before the House Intelligence Committee, eight were current or former State Department officials.
Multiple witnesses detailed what they viewed as a smear campaign by Trump's allies to oust U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Marie YovanovitchTrump has discussed possible pardons for three eldest children, Kushner: report Former Giuliani associates plead not guilty to new fraud charges Why it's time for a majority female Cabinet MORE from her post in Kyiv. They described their unsuccessful efforts to get the State Department to issue a statement of support for Yovanovitch before the president recalled her in May.
David Hale, the No. 3 official at the State Department, told lawmakers during a private deposition that he believed Pompeo was ultimately responsible for nixing a statement of support out of fear it would "only further fuel negative reaction."
Hale's testimony and recently released documents obtained by a watchdog group showed that Pompeo had been in contact with Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiTrump grants clemency to more than 100 people, including Bannon Sore loser politics: A Mexican lesson about Trump Pardon talk intensifies as Trump approaches final 24 hours in office MORE, the president's personal attorney, before Yovanovitch was recalled. Giuliani was at the forefront of White House efforts to raise doubts about the ambassador.
Pompeo's problems deepened further with the testimony of Gordon Sondland Gordon SondlandGOP chairman vows to protect whistleblowers following Vindman retirement over 'bullying' Top Democrat slams Trump's new EU envoy: Not 'a political donor's part-time job' Trump names new EU envoy, filling post left vacant by impeachment witness Sondland MORE, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who said last week he kept the secretary of State and others abreast of efforts to press Ukraine for investigations into 2016 election interference and Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian gas firm that paid Hunter Biden to serve on its board during the Obama administration.
"Everyone was in the loop," Sondland said in describing how the Trump administration tied a White House meeting for Ukraine to public announcements of investigations sought by Trump. He provided email exchanges with Pompeo in which the secretary encouraged him to "keep banging away."
Pompeo was also on Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that prompted the impeachment inquiry and has been confronted with questions about the controversy in numerous media interviews.
Asked at a briefing Tuesday about whether he spoke about Yovanovitch in the calls with Giuliani, Pompeo declined to address the matter.
"I don't have much to say with respect to the Ukraine investigation, other than this: We continue to comply with all the legal requirements," Pompeo told reporters. "We will continue to do that as required by law so that appropriate oversight can be conducted."
Pompeo also defended the State Department's efforts on Ukraine, saying they "had a very clear policy with respect to Ukraine and we executed it successfully."
Trump, however, has expressed frustration with the State Department and its role in the impeachment proceedings, dismissing witnesses from the agency as "Never Trumpers."
He has said little publicly about Pompeo's involvement but issued tacit criticism of the secretary last month after William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, offered damaging closed-door testimony. Trump suggested Pompeo had made a "mistake" hiring Taylor.
The State Department did not respond to questions from The Hill about the relationship between Trump and Pompeo.
Trump has clashed with top national security officials throughout his administration, particularly when disagreements have broken out into the public or when the president has soured on certain actions they have taken. A number of top officials in his Cabinet have resigned or been dismissed following such disagreements.
But Pompeo is one of the few original Cabinet members who have remained in the administration and is among Trump's most trusted advisers. He meets regularly with Trump and did so on Tuesday before the president left to spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-A-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
One Republican source doubted that the impeachment inquiry would adversely impact Trump's relationship with Pompeo in any significant way, pointing to the close relationship the two have maintained over the past three years.
"Internally, things go up and down all the time in there," the GOP strategist said. "But I do think that Trump sees the value of Pompeo and vise versa."
Still, others acknowledge that while Pompeo has enjoyed strong backing from Trump, the developments amid impeachment have put him in a difficult spot between the department he leads and the president he serves.
"This has put Pompeo in probably the toughest position in his career as a Trump official," said the State Department official.
A rift between Trump and Pompeo and the scrutiny of the impeachment hearings could hasten the secretary's decision to pursue a 2020 Senate bid in Kansas.
Pompeo has long been considered a top contender to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts Charles (Pat) Patrick RobertsSenate swears-in six new lawmakers as 117th Congress convenes Window quickly closing for big coronavirus deal Trump's controversial Fed nominee stalled after Senate setback MORE (R-Kan.). He has made multiple visits to the state in recent months, though he has repeatedly shot down talk that he is leaving the administration to launch a campaign.
Pompeo would be viewed as an immediate front-runner if he enters the Senate race, according to Republican strategists, though he would be joining a crowded primary field. Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former NFL player Dave Lindstrom are among the likely GOP candidates.
The president last week praised Pompeo in an interview with Fox News as an "incredible guy" doing "a great job," but went on to suggest he could accept his secretary leaving to pursue a Senate campaign.
"If he thought there was a chance of [the GOP] losing that seat, I think he would do that," Trump said. "And he would win in a landslide because they love him in Kansas."
Democrats haven't won a Senate race in Kansas in decades, making it unlikely the GOP would need Pompeo to rescue the seat. Democrats, however, notched a statewide victory last year by winning the governor's mansion.
But it is a turbulent time in an unpredictable administration, and questions about Pompeo's role in the Ukraine controversy are sure to persist. If that scrutiny increases, the secretary may view a Senate candidacy as a desirable transition.
"I thought for a while ... that he was looking for the right way to exit and the Kansas Senate seat was it," the former State Department official said. "But in order to do it and do it well, he needs the support of the president."
Updated at 1:57 p.m.
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Kurt Donald Cobain was found dead in the green house of his mansion on March 1994, cause of death "suicide by self inflicted gunshot wound" or at least what was pronounced and believed by many to this day. It is plain and simple he was murdered. Kurt Cobain the singer and guitarist of the 90's band Nirvana which was an alternative rock band from 1988 to 1994. Cobain was born in the town of Aberdeen Washington. Aberdeen is a rural white trash town that borders Seattle the birth place of "Grunge"....
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Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967. He was a very energetic child and received a guitar at the age of 13. This guitar, and his poetry which was inspired by his misunderstood feelings, fueled him to create the greatest music of all time. His attraction to Courtney Love Harrison was a mysterious and violent one. Whenever they met, they would either wrestle in a bar or burn each other with cigarettes. Soon enough, they married and their only child, Frances Bean Cobain, was born in 199...
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"1Q84" by Haruki Murakami (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)
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INTRODUCTION: "The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —"Q is for 'question mark.' A world that bears a question." Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.
As Aomame's and Tengo's narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.
A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell's—1Q84 is Haruki Murakami's most ambitious undertaking yet."
While I have owned pretty much all the major works of the famous contemporary Japanese author Haruki Murakami for some time now, I have to confess I only browsed several of them along the years, always with an "I plan to read them some day" thought. So when I read about 1Q84 and the considerable hype surrounding it, I thought, well I will take a look and maybe get it for later, but to my considerable surprise, once I opened the book I just could not put it down until I absolutely had to. Some 900+ pages later I have to say that for once hype (masterpiece, Nobel book, genius, etc) is utterly warranted.
1Q84 has been translated by Jay Rubin (books 1 and 2) and Philip Gabriel (book 3).
OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: I will talk here about 1Q84 from a sff reader's perspective, while if you want a more "mainstream" discussion, you can check this NYT article. I am making this distinction because when reading 1Q84 I was struck by how much some elements mentioned in the above article - and in a few other similar places - as strange or outlandish seemed to me just regular sffnal stuff, as did a lot of the plot twists and turns, all quite typical of the better secondary world fantasies or space operas out there.
Conversely, 1Q84 brings a very adult attitude to its main characters, attitude which is most of the time missing from sff which either shies away from the topic or goes to the other extreme essentially for shock's value.
The content of 1Q84 is well summarized in the blurb above, so I will refer to it when discussing the structure and highlights next. The novel is divided into three books that each cover three months from 1984 starting in April, when Aomame starts her adventure in the parallel universe with two moons, magic and "the little people" that she calls 1Q84.
In the other thread, former "boy wonder" Tengo, now living an obscure but fulfilling life as a math teacher at an elite school and aspiring novelist, is so compelled by the fantasy story in a manuscript written by a 17 year old girl, that he accepts a dodgy proposition from his editor, which starts his adventure as the "fantasy story" soon starts looking like it could be real...
The first two books were published simultaneously in Japan and alternate chapters from Aomame and Tengo, each with a subheading that is both appropriate and subtle. These two books are very tightly woven and they twist, turn, amplify and scale down the story perfectly, while ending in a way that would have been maddening were not the third book available immediately.
The last book that is both a prologue and an epilogue, introduces a third viewpoint which at first seems out of place, but it soon integrates well with Tengo and Aomame's. This third pov is crucial to the structure of this part as it provides both the back story and most of the narrative tension, while Tengo and Aomame take a detour so to speak.
As noted above, while the story twists and turns a lot, the experienced sff reader will most likely figure it out well ahead of time with motifs like the destined ones, parallel universes and portals, magical links and prophecies, though here all happens in Tokyo 1984, so we have the mundane world of subways, cars, bars, news, a secretive cult etc. And it works perfectly, while the magic is slowly introduced, first in the "fantasy novel" of Fuka Eri that Tengo ghost rewrites into a masterpiece - though in a nice touch that should resonate, it is snubbed by the main Japanese literary prize as bestselling and genre - and later in revelation after revelation.
Another thing I really appreciated about 1Q84 was that it kept away from the pitfalls of solipsism. Parallel universes, portals and the existence of those special few who know/use them always invite this immediate breaking of the suspension of disbelief by un-substantiating the "real world" but the author is clearly aware of this and discusses it quite a few times:
"Komatsu considered this for a long time, wrinkles forming on either side of his nose. Finally he sighed and glanced around. "What a strange world. With each passing day, it's getting harder to know how much is just hypothetical and how much is real. Tell me, Tengo, as a novelist, what is your definition of reality?"
"When you prick a person with a needle, red blood comes out—that's the real world," Tengo replied."
The novel also keeps things ambiguous enough to allow us to speculate, while the ending adds one extra twist which for once I did not quite see and which deepened my appreciation of Haruki Murakami's genius.
1Q84 contains so much that even enumerating things that are of note in the book would take quite a lot of space and while I think that the novel is one than can be read many times and still fully enjoyed, I will mention only the "levitating clock" that startled quite a few early (mainstream readers) as it marked in a way the clear dividing line where the novel fully moves into the sff-nal space so no one can deny it is a work of speculative fiction anymore, two moons or not...
Overall 1Q84 (A++) is simply the best novel released in 2011 so far.
B. Justin Shier said...
Great news. I was hoping that Murakami's newest would live up to all the hype. I can't wait to see how he handled all the parallel time streams. It's a challenge I'm currently facing, and it would be helpful to see how such a master handles it. I'll have to pick up a copy pronto.
JonSnow said...
Liviu,thanks for the review,will definitely be reading this ASAP.
If u are thinking of reading another Murakami book whenever u have the time to do so,then may i recommend 'Kafka on the Shore' (World Fantasy Award),i think u will like the fantastical/metaphysical elements of the book along with a dash of suspense although the plot can get confusing at times.In the end it is a rewarding book,hope u will enjoy it as much as i did.
Thank you for the kind words; I was wondering which book of Murakami to read next and i think Kafka on the Shore is a great choice.
I started now another October 25 door-stopper, the 1150 page Parallel Stories which while not sff is as strange as it gets too - and I have several more current conventional sff novels that I want to read and review, but in maybe a week or two I will give a try to the Murakami novel since 1Q84 was so great
Harvee said...
I enjoyed your comments on reality versus fantasy in the novel. I'll be glad to link your review to mine! My thoughts on 1Q84
Q is not for question mark - it is an apparently common pun on the japanese word for 9, which is "kyu"


November 28th marks the 241st year of the Navy Chaplain Corps. Chaplains strive to inspire hope and strengthen spiritual well-being through the delivery and coordination of effective religious ministry at sea and ashore. As we celebrate their anniversary, we wanted to highlight the Chaplains Corps' rich history serving with the Coast Guard.
Today, the Coast Guard is the nation's oldest continuously serving sea-going service and conducts 11 different missions. One of those missions is Defense Readiness. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia is at the forefront of the Defense Readiness mission. Today, PATFORSWA's mission is to train, organize, equip, support and deploy mission-ready Coast Guard Forces in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and national security objectives.
The diversity offered by each and every service member, and how that diversity contributes to mission success was the topic of discussion at this week's annual National Naval Officers Association, or NNOA, conference in Point Loma, California. The conference brought together members of the Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Merchant Marines and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the NNOA's mission of providing professional development for the diverse officer corps within these sea-going services.
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Today the Coast Guard and its interagency partners marked an important milestone in our Nation's fight against dangerous transnational organized crime. In just six months, Coast Guardsmen have already interdicted more drugs in the Eastern Pacific than they did in all of fiscal year 2014.
The name "Coast Guard" can be a little deceiving. Many people don't realize Coast Guardsmen are deployed around the world conducting a variety of military, law enforcement, regulatory and humanitarian missions. One of its most significant expeditionary missions is counter narcotics in the Western Hemisphere; more specifically, stopping drug smugglers in the "drug transit zones" of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Basin.
Today, Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger testified on implementing U.S. policy in the Arctic before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. The Vice Commandant led his opening statement by sharing his personal experience with Coast Guard operations in the Arctic; experiences that have shaped his understanding of the service's role as the nation's lead federal agency for ensuring maritime safety and security in the region.
On May 1, Coast Guard aircrews took to the sky to search for two downed Navy pilots whose plane had crashed somewhere off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas. Fortunately, a rescue helicopter crew found and rescued them. Both men were later released from Spohn Shoreline Memorial Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.But what happened to their plane? Someone needed to recover it.