Little Toe,
: Can we be a bit more precise about her age, as well as the age of consent at that time, in the State in question?
Isn't Maria's own testimony good enough? I mean SHE was allegedly the one who was wronged and she herself stated that Rose was about 19 or 20 when she came to live with the Russells. That would make her 25 or 26 when Russell kissed her and called her his wife.
Barbara Anderson has given us an even more precise age with her research on the subject. As you recall, Barb was the lead researcher for the Proclaimer's book before she left WT headquarters in 1993. She has discovered through her own primary research that Rose Ball was born in 1869. That would make her 25 years of age when the "incident" occurred.
Whatever the age of consent was in Brooklyn at that time, it most certainly wasn't 25 years of age or older.
Farkel
: Can we be a bit more precise about her age, as well as the age of consent at that time, in the State in question?
Isn't Maria's own testimony good enough? I mean SHE was allegedly the one who was wronged and she herself stated that Rose was about 19 or 20 when she came to live with the Russells. That would make her 25 or 26 when Russell kissed her and called her his wife.
Barbara Anderson has given us an even more precise age with her research on the subject. As you recall, Barb was the lead researcher for the Proclaimer's book before she left WT headquarters in 1993. She has discovered through her own primary research that Rose Ball was born in 1869. That would make her 25 years of age when the "incident" occurred.
Whatever the age of consent was in Brooklyn at that time, it most certainly wasn't 25 years of age or older.
Farkel