California Supreme court orders a retrial in a statutory rape case . It cites ' historical anomalies ' in an 1872 statute and definition of rape . The attorney general will try to change ' arcane ' law . A man allegedly pretended to be an 18-year - old girl 's boyfriend in a dark bedroom .
California appeals court orders a retrial in a 2009 rape case . Court cites 'historical anomalies ' in an 1872 law and definition of rape . The attorney general will seek to change 'arcane ' law . A man allegedly pretended to be an 18-year-old woman 's boyfriend in a dark bedroom .