Seanad debates
Friday, 2 June 2006
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed).
6:00 pm
David Norris (Independent)
To add to what Senator Cummins said, on Second Stage I cited a hypothetical case which is real in prospect, namely, that a 16 year old girl could seduce a 14 year old boy and if the boy complained and his parents went to the police the girl might get off scot free while he went to jail. That is obviously a nonsense and is the kind of area in which this legislation needs to be scrutinised.
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