Sexual Conduct with a young person under 16 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Section
A
Section 134(3), Crimes Act 1961
2
Q
Penalty
A
7 Years
3
Q
Ingredients
A
1) Everyone
2) Does an indecent act
3) On a young person
4
Q
Indecent act
A
An act is “indecent” has sexual connotations and involves conduct directed at a person that is offensive to the public moral values
5
Q
Indecency
R v Court
A
conduct that right thinking people will consider an affront to the sexual modesty of the complainant
6
Q
134(6)(b)
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Doing an indecent act on a young person includes indecently assaulting them
7
Q
If such an act is done with the consent of the young person, it is immaterial whether
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- The offender does the act on the young person
- the young person does the act on the offender
- the act is mutual
8
Q
Young person
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Under the age of 16
9
Q
R v Forrest and Forrest
A
Proving age
