Re: Sex abuse teacher goes down

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:36:34 GMT, Clough <inuit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:46:34 +0100, "Reality Surgeon" <none@xxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>Not quite; a defendant under the age of 24, if he could prove on the balance
>>of probabilities, and had not been previously charged with such an offence,
>>that he reasonably believed that the "victim" was over 16, was entitled to
>>be acquitted. This is no longer the case under the new law.
>
>What if both partners were under 16 and consenting?
>

Then the punishment is lower - See section 13 of the Act.
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