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Fla. Stat. § 825.104 (2025)

Knowledge of victim’s age.

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825.104 Knowledge of victim’s age.—It does not constitute a defense to a prosecution for any violation of this chapter that the accused did not know the age of the victim.
History.—s. 5, ch. 95-158.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Jean Bernard Gelin v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 837 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2016).
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Jean Bernard Gelin v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 837 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 825.104 . And the jury instructions do not require the jury to find that the defendant had knowledge of the victim’s status.”
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