Question 1: Jane and John have adopted seven children who are now between 9 and 15 years old. One day, 13 year old Cher runs away to a local restaurant where she is befriended and confides to being repeatedly raped by both Jane and John. Apparently, she is not alone, and her adopted siblings have also been forced to have sex with their parents and are encouraged to have sex with each other while the parents watch. A. Discuss whether John could be convicted of raping his adopted children at common law and under modern statutes. Discuss whether Jane could be convicted of raping the adopted children at common law and under the modern statutes . B. At trial, John argues that Cher and her siblings were "damaged goods" and sexually promiscuous when they were adopted. He claims that Cher, in particular, made the initial advances on him and that she not only consented to the sex, but she initiated it. Discuss whether this defense is likely to succeed. (at common law, uner the mpc, and under modern statutes). Question 2: As a practical joke, Joel hid in his roommate, Lowell's, bedroom closet. When Lowell entered the room, Joel burst out, wearing a mask and holding a very realistic-looking water pistol. He yelled, "Freeze. sucker." Lowell did not realize that this was a joke, and he had a heart attack and was hospitalized, briefly. Analyze Joel's liability for common law crimes of assault and battery. Analyze under modern approaches to those crimes. (Consider what he likely be guilty of in Oregon, if anything) Question 3: Fox was at his high school senior prom, dancing with his prom date. All of a sudden, and for no clear reason, Fox grabbed his date by the arm and swung her violently around the dance floor for about 40 seconds . During this time his date tried to break free from his grip. After letting her go, date had bright red marks on her arms where Fox had grasped it so tightly. Analyze Fox's liability for common law crimes of assault and battery. Analyze under modern approaches to those crimes. (Consider what he likely be guilty of in Oregon, if anything) Question 4