Quiz Time – Answer 2

Question

• What is the law in this country?

Answer

• Any sort of non-consensual sexual contact is illegal. However, while the legal age of consent in England is 16, the law is there to protect young people, who might be being abused or taken advantage of by someone older, not to punish people of the same age who both consent to having sex.
• There are special laws to protect someone under 13. Any sexual activity with someone under 13 is illegal and viewed as rape or sexual assault.
• It’s also illegal for an adult in a position of trust like a coach or teacher to have sex with a young person under 18.
• There is no legal defence in saying they ‘thought the person was older.’