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Following a bench trial, the juvenile court found W.R. (D) committed rape in the second degree. Both D and J.F. (the victim) were minors at the time. D consistently denied ever having sexual intercourse with J.F. Shortly before trial, he admitted that they had engaged in sexual intercourse on January 2, 2011, but defended it as consensual. D testified that J.F. had a crush on him and that the two had engaged in sexual intercourse on a prior occasion in July 2010. J.F. initially denied ever having sex with D before the January incident. She admitted to having sex with D on both occasions but insisted she did not consent to either. D's sister did not witness the alleged rape, but was in the vicinity when it occurred and testified that J.F. had a crush on D. The court did not find D's and his sister's testimony to be credible. The court explained that the State (P) had proved rape in the second degree beyond a reasonable doubt and that D had failed to prove the defense of consent by a preponderance of the evidence. D appealed, and it was affirmed and appealed again.

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