Parliament of France adopted the law, according to which sex with a child under the age of 15 will be automatically regarded as rape and crawl up to 20 years. Reports about it Reuters.
It is noted that sex with minors under 15 years and before that was recognized as illegal. However, the criminal punishment could follow only if the child’s coercion was proven to the sexual act. If violence has not been proved, the article retrained into easier.
“No adult aggressor will be able to demand the consent of a minor under 15 years old,” Eric Dupont Minister of Justice emphasized.
In addition, in the new law, the article “Romeo and Juliet” is officially prescribed, which allowed to decriminalize sex between adolescents. To get under the law, one of the participants in sexual intercourse should be older than another for more than five years. This exception will not be used in cases with rape.
Earlier it was reported that the amendments will be included in the draft law on sexual violence against minors. It was noted that the French government decided to revise the legislation due to a series of scandals associated with sexual violence against minors, including incets.