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Is Rape the Same as CSC?

Is Rape the Same as CSC?
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Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct charges (CSC for short) are the category of crimes that encompass most Sex Crimes, including Rape charges. As a Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct Defense law firm, we are often asked the question "Is Rape the same as Criminal Sexual Conduct? What is the difference between Criminal Sexual Conduct and Rape?"

Rape Defined Under Michigan Law

At common law (basically meaning "in the old days"), one of the basic felony charges was Rape, which in most States meant "the unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman by a man without her consent and by means of fear or force," or sometimes "the unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman by a man, not her husband." But in modern times, in Michigan like in most States, the Legislature has enacted a newer scheme of criminal laws that encompasses all Sex Crimes, known as Criminal Sexual Conduct, which include the crime traditionally known in the old days as Rape, but which also include much more than just that. Here's how it works...
Chapter 520 of the Michigan Compiled Laws is where our modern Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC) laws are found. Criminal Sexual Conduct in Michigan is broken-down into four Degrees of Criminal Sexual Conduct:
RELATED: Click here to learn more about Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in Michigan.

Beyond the four Degrees of Criminal Sexual Conduct, Michigan has other Sex Crimes that don't fall into those Degrees, which are similar to "attempts" to commit one fo the above crimes like Assault With Intent to Commit CSC Involving Sexual Penetration, MCL 750.520g or Accosting a Child for Immoral Purposes, MCL 750.145a, or are closely related to CSC crimes, such as Gross Indecency or Indecent Exposure charges.

RELATED: Click here to learn about the Michigan Criminal Sexual Conduct court process.

If you or someone you know is facing Criminal Sexual Conduct charges in Michigan, contact Attorney Brian J. Prain of Prain Law, PLLC. Our unique and specialized Criminal Defense practice is dedicated to defending exclusively those accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct, Sex Crimes, and other assaultive crimes. Brian J. Prain is a top-rated Michigan Attorney - he has been named one of the 19 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Detroit, one of D Business Magazine's Top Lawyers, 2019, one of the Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers, featured in Super Lawyers Magazine, HOUR Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business, and one of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys.