TOYENS v. STATE (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Robert Anderson TOYENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D21-2754

Decided: April 27, 2022

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Lori A. Willner, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and David Welch, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Affirmed. See Feliciano v. State, 937 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) (recognizing statutory rape is a strict liability offense that does not require the State to prove the defendant knew the minor's age or allow for an affirmative defense based on lack of knowledge).

Per Curiam.

Roberts, M.K. Thomas, and Nordby, JJ., concur.

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