Noemi's child was conceived in the assault, and Nebraska's laws on parental rights forced her to agree to court-sanctioned visits between her daughter and her attacker. Under Nebraska law, Noemi could terminate her attacker's parental rights if he'd been convicted of sexual assault in the first degree. Five months after Noemi gave birth, her attacker began demanding regularly scheduled visits with his biological daughter. The battle to enact rape laws allowing termination of parental rights has also been raging in Maryland for years. "The family law judge could make the decision that the father shouldn't have parental rights without waiting for a criminal conviction."

Source: CNN November 17, 2016 17:25 UTC