Sexual Offences And Related Matters
latest news & developments
The complexity of sexual consent
Patients often pay deference to their physicians and can be taken advantage of in the sanctity of consulting rooms
Parliament still debating sexual offences Bill
Sticking points, such as the decriminalisation of sex between children aged 12 to 16, have seen the amendment Bill go a month over deadline.
Let’s talk about sex, teenagers tell members of Parliament
Three teenagers have pleaded with MPs to consider a separate register for child sex offenders instead of criminalising "a natural part of growing up".
Teens, feel free to get your freak on
Well, that’s what some people seem to think a recent Concourt ruling on consensual teen sex boils down to. Newsflash: it doesn’t.
Concourt slaps down ‘unconstitutional’ sections of Sexual Offences Act
In a unanimous judgment, judges have declared sections of the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional as they infringe on the rights of adolescents.