In message , Cynic
writes
>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.
>
I'm a bit out of my depth here, but can someone clarify the following:
*The age of consent in GB is 16. Anyone of or over that age can have
consentual . with and/or marry another who is of or over that age. Is
this not so? And although it might be 'not the done thing' for a teacher
to have . with a 16 year old, is it actually illegal?
*If the age of consent in Ireland is 17, what happens when a married
couple from GB, and at least one is only 16, visit Ireland? Total
abstinence for the duration? I note that, in some countries, . in such
circumstances would be legal provided they were married.
http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
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Ian |