People v. Russell

(after stating the facts). We are persuaded that these rulings were erroneous. The general rule is that the chastity or want of chastity of the prosecutrix under the age of consent is unimportant in a statutory rape case, and that testimony on that subject is, therefore, immaterial. But this rule, like most rules, has its exceptions. Where the prosecution, in corroboration of the testimony of the prosecutrix, introduces proof to the effect that the prosecutrix is pregnant or that a physical examination discloses that her person has been violated by some one at about the time charged, the…