Bran to reject u-turn claim over marital rape law

Sun, Mar 25th 2012, 11:00 PM

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Branville McCartney has scheduled a press conference for today to refute a Tribune headline he feels misrepresented his stance on the efforts to ban marital rape.

The headline, "U-turn for Bran on marital rape law", published last Friday, came after Mr McCartney first addressed the issue on the talk show Citizens' Review, then clarified his position in a statement the next day.

When asked by show host Erin Ferguson if the FNM's Bill outlawing rape in a marriage would be passed by a DNA government, Mr McCartney said: "No, sir. When you get married to a person, you are one."

Mr McCartney noted that rape in a marriage is hard to prove, bu ...

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