What makes the difference between a rape by fraud bill that soars through legislation to become law, and one that fails? ……Creative, responsible, caring leadership like VI Senate Majority Leader Marvin Blyden and VI Senate President Novelle Francis Lewis.

On June 29th, the Virgin Islands’ Senate voted unanimously to pass its first rape by fraud bill. According to the Virgin Islands Daily News, this bill results from the overturn of the conviction of Irvin Ocasio Flores, who, back in 2013, slipped into bed with a woman who was sleeping and mistook him for her husband. Continue reading Will Virgin Islands’ Rape by Fraud Bill Become Law? →