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Subject: Re: Illegal to have ... with a 16-year-old abroad... Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:55:28 +0100


"Nick" wrote in message
news:68lg5eF2tn421U1@mid.individual.net...
> Cub Reporter wrote:
>
>> 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. This
>> has all been achieved through the Criminal Justice and Immigration
>> Bill which received Royal Assent on Thursday 8 May.
>
> Out of curiosity what .ual offences are illegal here with 17 year olds
> but not 18 year olds. I know possessing .ual pictures of a 17 year old
> is a crime but that is a crime regardless of where the picture is taken.
> So what actual crimes are they talking about, someone who had pictures
> abroad but didn't bring them back?

You could not meet a 17yo having met them on the internet, this would be
meeting a child after grooming.