News Item: Ireland, double stand destroys young man
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Posted by Wendy McElroy
Thursday 24 November 2016 - 11:02:47
A 16-year-old boy from County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland found out the hard way that even if there is consent, sexual intercourse between two individuals that are under the age of 17 is illegal, and may result in charges being filed. The legal age for sexual consent varies widely from country to country across the world, coercing a global debate regarding what age is appropriate for a young female to have sexual intercourse. Despite the age typically being the same for both males and females, when sexual intercourse occurs below the legal age, the male is often accused of statutory rape, even if the pair are the same age.
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(Category: News Reports)
Posted by Wendy McElroy
Thursday 24 November 2016 - 11:02:47
A 16-year-old boy from County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland found out the hard way that even if there is consent, sexual intercourse between two individuals that are under the age of 17 is illegal, and may result in charges being filed. The legal age for sexual consent varies widely from country to country across the world, coercing a global debate regarding what age is appropriate for a young female to have sexual intercourse. Despite the age typically being the same for both males and females, when sexual intercourse occurs below the legal age, the male is often accused of statutory rape, even if the pair are the same age.
This news item is from ifeminists.com
( http://www.ifeminists.com/news.php?extend.31164 )