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''Wilson v. State'', 652 S.E. 2d 501, 282 Ga. 520 (2007) was a Georgia court case brought about to appeal the aggravated child molestation conviction of Genarlow Wilson (born April 8, 1986 to Juanessa Bennett and Marlow Wilson). Wilson was convicted of aggravated child molestation in 2005, after, at the age of 17, he had engaged in oral sex with a 15-year-old at a New Year's Eve party, an offense carrying a mandatory penalty of 10 years' imprisonment.〔 〕 At the time of his conviction, provisions for similarity in age that allowed underage consent to be taken into account were only applicable to vaginal sex. Because the case involved oral sex, the consent of the girl was not at that time legally relevant.〔("Georgia Man Fights Conviction as Molester" ) – ''New York Times'', Tuesday December 19, 2006〕〔(Why is Genarlow Wilson in Prison? ) – by Chandra R. Thomas, ''Atlanta Magazine''〕 On October 26, 2007, the Georgia State Supreme Court, while not overturning the conviction itself, ruled that Wilson's sentence was disproportionate. He was released later that day, after serving over 4 years of his 10-year prison sentence in the Al Burruss Correctional Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia. ==Background== During a private New Year's Eve party that Wilson attended in a hotel room in 2003, when Wilson was 17 years old, multiple sex acts took place. Wilson engaged in oral sex with a 15-year-old girl, and the girl stated consistently that the act was consensual. Additionally, Wilson engaged in sex with a 17-year-old girl,〔 who woke up the next morning naked and disoriented and claimed to have been raped,〔 which triggered an investigation. Police found condoms and evidence of drinking, as well as a video camera with footage of Wilson engaging in the sex acts, in the motel room used for the party.〔 In the video, the 17-year-old girl appeared sleepy or intoxicated during the sex act but did not ask Wilson to stop.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilson v. State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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