On 10 May, 09:07, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
> "Cub Reporter" wrote in message
>
> news:ifg924589lgkranqctfa3o92eu9ptfdrhq@4ax.com...
>
> > ...but OK at home. Regardless of the laws and customs of the foreign
> > country (and whether you took the 16-year-old with you presumably).
>
> > News article:
> > =========================================
> > We will now be able to prosecute UK nationals here for a .ual
> > offence committed against a child anywhere in the world, so long as
> > the act committed would be a relevant offence in this country. We have
> > also raised the age of a child for these purposes from 16 to 18.
>
> Yes?
>
> What's the problem?
>
> Lots of things are illegal in some countries and not others so it's common
> sense that the local laws should apply.
>
> If it's illegal to have . with a 16 year old in that country then you
> could be prosecuted for doing so.
> If it's not illegal then you haven't done anything wrong.
You seem to have missed the point. The law as I understand it is this:
- You can have . with anyone aged 16 or over in the UK
- If you go to a country where the age of consent is, say, 14, and
have . with a 14 year old, you commit no offence locally, but will
be arrested under UK law when you return home, despite having
committed no crime either in the UK or the country you visited.
- If you go on holiday with your 16 year old girlfriend, and have .,
you can be arrested on your return, despite the act being legal in
both the UK and the country you visited. |