Athena
March 12th, 2008, 01:05 PM
Va. Lawmakers Pass French-Kissing Bill
Measure Heads To Governor
POSTED: 8:38 am PDT March 10, 2008
UPDATED: 9:02 am PDT March 10, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia state lawmakers have passed a bill that would require any adult who French kisses a child younger than 13 to register as a sex offender.
The measure would make tongue-kissing a child a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
The proposal passed the state Legislature by a nearly unanimous vote.
The only vote against it came from a delegate who had pushed for the crime to be classified as a felony.
The bill now heads to Virginia's governor, who supports it.
The kissing bill was introduced on behalf of a woman whose 10-year-old daughter was French-kissed by the 62-year-old husband of her baby sitter.
The man was charged with a crime but wasn't required to register as a sex offender.
_____________
This strikes me as odd. I mean, I would consider french-kissing to be a sexual act...I'm surprised it wasn't covered under already existing statutes.
Measure Heads To Governor
POSTED: 8:38 am PDT March 10, 2008
UPDATED: 9:02 am PDT March 10, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia state lawmakers have passed a bill that would require any adult who French kisses a child younger than 13 to register as a sex offender.
The measure would make tongue-kissing a child a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
The proposal passed the state Legislature by a nearly unanimous vote.
The only vote against it came from a delegate who had pushed for the crime to be classified as a felony.
The bill now heads to Virginia's governor, who supports it.
The kissing bill was introduced on behalf of a woman whose 10-year-old daughter was French-kissed by the 62-year-old husband of her baby sitter.
The man was charged with a crime but wasn't required to register as a sex offender.
_____________
This strikes me as odd. I mean, I would consider french-kissing to be a sexual act...I'm surprised it wasn't covered under already existing statutes.