DAF DISCUSSIONS - GITIN 33

YaakovWeinberg asks:

According to rav Ashi that the beiah becomes zenus if the lady agreed to it she would have a death penalty?

YaakovWeinberg, LA,USA

The Kollel replies:

The death penalty would not apply here. The death penalty for Zenus only applies in specific cases for example certain close relatives and adultery. Furthermore, it can only apply when one is aware at the time that one is transgressing, and not when one believes that the act he is involved in is permissible.

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