A 21-year-old Holland Avenue resident has been arrested by Batavia Police and accused of rape.
Detectives say Michael Lanham had consensual (see clarification below) sex one time with a 15-year-old girl, and on another occasion forced himself on her.
Both incidents occurred in July, according to Det. Kevin Czora and Det. Todd Crossett.
Lanham is also accused of taking and possessing explicit pictures of the girl.
He is charged with rape, 1st, rape, 3rd, promoting sexual performance with a child and possessing sexual performance with a child.
Lanham is being held in Genesee County Jail without bail.
CLARIFICATION: The original press release said one of the sex acts was "without consent," and I changed that into "consensual," which legally means something different. The girl, being underage, can't have consensual sex. Det. Czora clarified it this way: "On one occasion, there was no 'force' used, and the charge was based on the ages of the defendant and the victim. On a second occasion, she was considered legally 'physically helpless' and her age was not a contributing factor."
Seems to be a lot of rape
Seems to be a lot of rape charges, forcible and statutory in the Batavia area lately. Is it the heat? Is it something in the water?
good job getting these people
good job getting these people off the street
Maybe it isn't the men, but
Maybe it isn't the men, but women giving false statements.
I doubt the girl is lying
I doubt the girl is lying about being 15 and not legally able to give consent. Any 21 year old involved with a 15 year old is an issue because a fifteen year old is no where near the mental development of an adult. It isn't the same as a 20 year old and a 26 year old. Which is why we have these laws, I agree with paddy, good job getting these people off the streets.
Im wondering what the
Im wondering what the physically helpless, what was she druged?
Physically helpless can mean
Physically helpless can mean she wasn't able to fight him off, or she was tied, or drugged, or unconscious.
Chris, shame on you. You honestly think all these girls and women are making it up? You are wrong. This is something I rarely talk about. But here goes. I have never been the victim of rape, but had numerous incidents of men behaving inappropriately from seeing a flasher at 9 years old, to being groped at 13 by a man old enough to be my grandfather. Those are just 2 examples. Others are too disgusting to put in print. All perpetrated on a child.
I once surveyed the women I worked with. None of them admitted to rape, but every last one had had similar experiences. Some of them told me that it was the first time they ever talked about it and that they felt better knowing that others shared the same experiences. Up until then, they felt shame, thinking somehow they had brought it on themselves.
A flip remark can be hurtful to women who've had bad experiences with men and after reading most of your posts here, I don't think you intend to be hurtful.