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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bevan Hurley

Court rules teenager who killed her sexual abuser could be acquitted under landmark defence

Associated Press

A Wisconsin woman who killed her sexual abuser when she was 17 years-old has won the right to argue her actions were justified.

In a 4-3 decision, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that sex trafficking could be used as a defense for homicide in the case of Chrystul Kizer.

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