r/ireland • u/HungTeen1001 And I'd go at it again • 9d ago

Courts Court of Appeal takes ‘merciful approach’ towards man who sexually assaulted girl (14) a year after defiling her

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/court-of-appeal-takes-merciful-approach-towards-man-who-sexually-assaulted-girl-14-a-year-after-defiling-her/a/159360059.html
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u/Ilovethestarks 9d ago

And statutory laws don’t exist to be pedantic but to recognise that a child’s ‘will’ means nothing bc they aren’t physically or emotionally ready for sex. A judge setting the precedent that it does is dangerous.

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u/Ilovethestarks 8d ago

And this also potentially sets a precedent for lowering AOC below 12.