Results: Alabama woman says judge ordered her to allow her alleged rapist to visit their sons
Published on 06/16/2019
An Alabama woman claims the same man who raped and impregnated her multiple times as a child has won visitation rights to see their children, forcing her to face her alleged rapist or risk being put behind bars. The woman, named Jessica, says she felt she “didn't have any options” when her uncle started to climb into her bed at night when she was around 12 or 13 years old. He allegedly impregnated her four times during her teenage years but was never convicted despite DNA evidence, she says. Now, she claims a judge told her she would spend 48 hours in a county jail every time she denied her alleged rapist visitation time with her sons.
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Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan, a Democrat, said Alabama is one of two states in the nation that does not terminate the rights of a rapist. Do you think a rapist's parental rights should be terminated ?
Yes
80%
2352 votes
No
7%
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Undecided
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Jessica claims a judge told her she would spend 48 hours in a county jail every time she denied her alleged rapist visitation time with her sons. Do you think this punishment is too harsh? Yes
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No
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In May, Alabama's Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the most stringent abortion law in the nation — making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases unless necessary for the mother's health. The law provides no exception for rape and incest and is set to be enforced starting in November unless challenged by a judge. Regardless of your opinion on abortion being legal, do you think there should always be an exception for rape and incest? Yes
67%
1970 votes
No
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Undecided
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Would you consider moving out of your state or province if you didn't agree with their laws? Yes
66%
1940 votes
No
34%
990 votes
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