Adultery is a crime in South Carolina. From the state Code of Laws:

[gauguin57]

Uh-oh!

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/CODE/t16c015.htm

SECTION 16-15-60. Adultery or fornication.
Any man or woman who shall be guilty of the crime of adultery or fornication shall be liable to indictment and, on conviction, shall be severally punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

SECTION 16-15-70. "Adultery" defined.
"Adultery" is the living together and carnal intercourse with each other or habitual carnal intercourse with each other without living together of a man and woman when either is lawfully married to some other person.

[Cha]

1. Oh oh..throw sanford in

the clinker..'cause what he did is "Reprehensible".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5915601

[SuperTrouper]

3. Oh boy! More reason to cry...

[LiberalEsto]

2. But it took place in Argentina!

Does that count?
:evilgrin:

[gauguin57]

5. I read a Tweet today that said Sanford was outsourcing his affair ...

... which is a slap in the face to all American homewreckers.

[Cha]

9. Outsourcing! Now we know why he didn't

want the Stimulus package from the Feds..he had his own stimulus package from Argentina!

[rurallib]

6. Exactly + he didn't take her across sate lines - they went out of country

[Renew Deal]

4. First... Is this ever enforced?

And second... He committed his "crime" outside of the jurisdiction. :shrug:

[gauguin57]

7. They probably only enforce these outdated laws for 1) gays 2) democrats

I'm sure Family Values Republican Politicians are exempt from the laws.

[grantcart]

8. Yeah but can you imagine a reporter asking him about it? Priceless

[LiberalFighter]

10. You need to review the definitions used in the SC Code for adultery and fornication.

The definitions won't necessarily be found in the same chapter.

In this situation, adultery only applies to acts between a male and female both residents of the United States. Since the woman lives in Argentina, Sanford would not be guilty of adultery.

Fornication is only prosecutable if both parties are Democrats. If one party is a Republican and the other is a Democrat then only the Democrat can be prosecuted.















:eyes: :bounce:

[noamnety]

11. It has to be "habitual" if they don't live together?!

Damn. So just doing it once or twice on a whim isn't adultery?

[crimsonblue]

12. this law is un-Constitutional, people.

The schadenfreude of this place is getting rather annoying.

[Leo The Cleo]

13. Why Lie About Family Values???

It seems like there can be a lesson learned from all of this infidelity. These politicians should really nix the "family values" angle. It's not a winning one. And if you are going to cheat, come forward and say it before you cheat. It might save a whole bunch of strife. If people don't want to do this they can go to plan B. Hire a flight to Argentina and get lost for a couple of days. After that, tell a bunch of lies until you are forced to come forward.