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Should there be strict criminal liability for adults who have sex with children?

YES:

  Allowing defendants to claim a mistaken belief that a child was over the age of consent virtually guarantees acquittal, making it a child abuser's charter, says Alan Shatter. > Read more <

NO:

  Strict liability failed to protect children for 70 years and imprisoning people for a genuine mistake is an affront to justice, writes Tom O'Malley > Read more <

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Should there be strict criminal liability for adults who have sex with children?
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