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Old 8 Aug 2008, 8:15 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Re: Would a 17 year old sleeping with a 15 year old be charged the same as a 50 year old?

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Originally Posted by Pranav
ok if 16 does not equal illegal, his main point was that if the children are nearer in age e.g. two 15 year olds, then the policeman does hav input into the case, in the form of wether it reaches court at all. But yeh this is quite a volatile issue, can be argued either way i guess.
Mate, there's no two ways around it. If the victim chooses to press charges, the police are forced to investigate and The Crown WILL take the case to court, provided that the judge in the preliminary hearing decided that there is a case to answer to.
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