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France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse, amid growing public pressure and a wave of online testimonies about rape and…
11 Feb 2021 PARIS (AP) – France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse, amid growing public pressure and a wave of online testimonies about rape and other sexual violence by parents and authority figures. Child protection activists and victims celebrated the announcement, but say France needs to do more as a society to stop this abuse. France’s lack of an age of consent – along with statutes of limitations – have complicated efforts to prosecute alleged perpetrators, including recent cases involving a promin...
PARIS (AP) — France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and...
PARIS (AP) — France’s government wants to set the age of sexual consent at 15 and make it easier to punish long-ago child sexual abuse, amid growing public pressure and
France's government announced the change amid growing public pressure A series of testimonies about rape and other sexual violence have come to light Recent cases have involved a prominent modelling agent, a predatory priest, a surgeon, a political expert, and a firefighters accused of systemic abuse France's lack of an age of consent - along with statutes of limitations - have complicated efforts to prosecute alleged perpetrators