France to set legal age of sexual consent as 15
France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, meaning sex with someone younger than that would be considered rape.
Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa welcomed the move, which follows advice from doctors and legal experts. Currently, prosecutors must prove sex with someone under 15 was forced in order to bring rape charges. The change comes amid uproar over two recent cases of men accused of having sex with 11-year-old girls.
Under the existing legislation, if there is no violence or coercion proved, offenders may only be charged with sexual abuse of a minor and not rape. This has a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£66,000; $87,000).
[...] The government is to approve the new age limit as part of a package of other laws against sexual violence and harassment in the coming weeks. It had been discussing whether to set the age as 13 or 15, which is what groups fighting violence against children had campaigned for.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 08 2018, @11:19AM (1 child)
This explains so much
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 08 2018, @12:25PM
It certainly should. Unfortunately not everyone grows up with a good role model handy. Which is part of why I am so often found spreading the lessons imparted to me. Nobody should have to go through life unable to make it on their own and thinking the world owes them something because of ignorance.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.