Boy and girl, both 16, have consensual sex--only the boy faces statutory rape charges

[canada-man]

A teenage boy is facing rape charges after he had sex with a girl despite it being consensual.
Both he and the girl were 16 when they had sex and now a judge has raised ‘serious concerns’ for the boy.


The case has come before the courts in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland where the age of consent for males and females is 17. Boys under that age can be prosecuted for statutory rape, but females cannot.

The teenagers met in Dublin at a social event before the had sex.
She told her parents about the encounter with the boy, who is in state care, and they filed a complaint with the gardai and pressed charges, according to the Journal.


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/06/boy-1...e-sex-being-consensual-5736113/#ixzz43CHqIbS6

 

[nottyboi]

A teenage boy is facing rape charges after he had sex with a girl despite it being consensual.
Both he and the girl were 16 when they had sex and now a judge has raised ‘serious concerns’ for the boy.


The case has come before the courts in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland where the age of consent for males and females is 17. Boys under that age can be prosecuted for statutory rape, but females cannot.

The teenagers met in Dublin at a social event before the had sex.
She told her parents about the encounter with the boy, who is in state care, and they filed a complaint with the gardai and pressed charges, according to the Journal.


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/06/boy-1...e-sex-being-consensual-5736113/#ixzz43CHqIbS6

Ireland? And they are allowed into the EU with this nonsense?

 

[IM469]

So if a 30 year old woman has consensual sex with this 16 year old male - will she be charged ? How can the 16 old be a victim in one case and a perpetrator in another ?

 

[canada-man]

adult women sexing underage boys are rarely punished and charged. in the U.K th guardian newspaper openly supports female predators


http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/nov/29/barbara-ellen-madeleine-martin-comment

 

[DeadFish]

A teenage boy is facing rape charges after he had sex with a girl despite it being consensual.
Both he and the girl were 16 when they had sex and now a judge has raised ‘serious concerns’ for the boy.


The case has come before the courts in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland where the age of consent for males and females is 17. Boys under that age can be prosecuted for statutory rape, but females cannot.

The teenagers met in Dublin at a social event before the had sex.
She told her parents about the encounter with the boy, who is in state care, and they filed a complaint with the gardai and pressed charges, according to the Journal.


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/06/boy-1...e-sex-being-consensual-5736113/#ixzz43CHqIbS6

In Texas and a few other states, Romeo & Juliette law allows two lovers to have a age difference of up to 3 years and above 14 years of age(assuming one is a minor).
Ireland really needs to get with the times. Poor kid will be labelled a rapist for being a horny teenage kid .... castrated for the rest of his life.

 

[GPIDEAL]

So if a 30 year old woman has consensual sex with this 16 year old male - will she be charged ? How can the 16 old be a victim in one case and a perpetrator in another ?

Because she's 16 in one case, and 30 (17 and over) in another.

 

[IM469]

Because she's 16 in one case, and 30 (17 and over) in another.

In the case of him screwing a 30 year old woman, he is a child incapable of making decisions and is protected by the law but he screws a fellow 16 girl (both consensual), he's treated as an adult responsible for his actions. Seems inconsistent although in retrospect the law itself is wildly out of date for same age 'Romeo' relationships.

 

[Aardvark154]

It may not be "just" but here is your answer in the Law of the Republic of Ireland http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1935/act/6/enacted/en/html

 

[Occasionally]

That's just the way it is. Many places still have laws written based on centuries old culture.

The time when men are put on pedestals of knowing everything, being the bread winner, with Susie Homemaker needing to be protected as "the man ruled".

Times have changed a lot. But only some jurisdictions updated their laws to reflect modern times.

 

[WhiteDChapelle]

It may not be "just" but here is your answer in the Law of the Republic of Ireland http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1935/act/6/enacted/en/html

So section 4 says it's illegal to have sex with any woman "who is an idiot, or an imbecile, or is feeble-minded"

Can you imagine a current day politician tabling a bill with this nomenclature

 

[ultistar]

what if the girl was 17 and the boy was 16?
Does the girl get charged with pedophilia?

 

[spankingman]

In the case of him screwing a 30 year old woman, he is a child incapable of making decisions and is protected by the law but he screws a fellow 16 girl (both consensual), he's treated as an adult responsible for his actions. Seems inconsistent although in retrospect the law itself is wildly out of date for same age 'Romeo' relationships.

What a joke "incapable of making decisions!" Yet they can drive a one ton vehicle .
Makes me think back to when I was in the Army years ago I could DIE for my country but couldn't get a DRINK in the mess as I was under 21. What a joke

 

[buttercup]

In Texas and a few other states, Romeo & Juliette law allows two lovers to have a age difference of up to 3 years and above 14 years of age(assuming one is a minor).
Ireland really needs to get with the times. Poor kid will be labelled a rapist for being a horny teenage kid .... castrated for the rest of his life.

Here too.

Quote from the criminal code of Canada:

Consent no defence
150.1 (1) . when an accused is charged with a [sexual] offence . in respect of a complainant under the age of 16 years, it is not a defence that the complainant consented to the activity that forms the subject-matter of the charge.

Exception — complainant aged 12 or 13
(2) When an accused is charged with a [sexual] offence . in respect of a complainant who is 12 years of age or more but under the age of 14 years, it is a defence that the complainant consented to the activity that forms the subject-matter of the charge if the accused
(a) is less than two years older than the complainant; and
(b) is not in a position of trust or authority towards the complainant, is not a person with whom the complainant is in a relationship of dependency and is not in a relationship with the complainant that is exploitative of the complainant.

Exception — complainant aged 14 or 15
(2.1) If an accused is charged with a [sexual] . offence in respect of a complainant who is 14 years of age or more but under the age of 16 years, it is a defence that the complainant consented to the activity that forms the subject-matter of the charge if the accused
(a) is less than five years older than the complainant; and
(b) is not in a position of trust or authority towards the complainant, is not a person with whom the complainant is in a relationship of dependency and is not in a relationship with the complainant that is exploitative of the complainant.

Exemption for accused aged twelve or thirteen
(3) No person aged twelve or thirteen years shall be tried for an offence under section 151 or 152 or subsection 173(2) unless the person is in a position of trust or authority towards the complainant, is a person with whom the complainant is in a relationship of dependency or is in a relationship with the complainant that is exploitative of the complainant.