Rape Bill Moves Ahead

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SPRINGFIELD -- A House committee approved legislation Friday that would require sexual assault offenders to pay for the long-term medical costs of their victims.

Under the proposal, which was sent to the House floor for further action on a 15-1 vote, defendants sentenced to prison still would be required to pay restitution, which the court tends not to order when a defendant is incarcerated.

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Rape Bill Moves Ahead

Pontiac native Michelle Eppel, one of the measure's supporters, told ...

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