The attorney for a victim in the rape case of Stillwater High School student Jesse Butler has filed a motion to "enforce victim's constitutional rights" under Marsy's Law.

Butler is serving a youthful offender sentence without jail time after facing ten rape counts stemming from allegedly attacking two girls he pursued sexually before he turned 18.

"We filed a motion to enforce Marsy's Law and to set aside the (plea deal) and call for a corrective hearing." attorney Rachel Bussett told 2 News via Zoom on Dec. 10.

Marsy's Law, Bussett said, is designed to protect victims' rights as rigorously as those accused.

"So when a victim comes forward to talk about what's happened to them, it's very important that they feel heard," she said. "And these young women feel silenced because they wante

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