On Sat, 10 May 2008 22:46:56 +0100, Cub Reporter
wrote:
>>You have seriously misread an article which was not particularly clear
>>anyhow, but even in its un clarity, did not suggest what you claim.
>"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."
>This means that UK laws will apply to .ual offences against a child
>committed abroad, not the local laws if they are less stringent.
>"We have also raised the age of a child for these purposes from 16 to
>18."
>If that doesn't mean that . with a 16 or 17 year old abroad could be
>prosecuted on the person's return to the UK, what does it mean?
It could be prosecuted, but *only* if it was an offence in the UK. If
a teacher were to have . with a 17 year old student he was taking on
an educational trip to Spain, for example.
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Cynic
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