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Can you consent to sex while under arrest?

The case of a 19-year-old woman who says she was raped in the back of an unmarked NYPD van is drawing attention to a loophole that could allow police to avoid rape conviction. Attorney Wendy Patrick spoke to CBSN about why the former detectives' claim that Anna Chambers consented to sex while she was under arrest may not hold up in court.
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