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Barack Obama: If you give a woman or a man for that matter, without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person…

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
If you give a woman or a man for that matter, without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama comments on the issue of consent in relation to sexual assault, referencing Bill Cosby.

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