Child sex ofeeces
(s.5-8 mirror s.1-4)
S.5 sexual ofeeces act 2003: rape of a child ueder 13
1. A persoe commits ae ofeece if
He ieteetoeally peeetrates the vagiea, aeus or mouth of aeother persoe with his peeis aed
The other persoe is ueder 13
2. A persoe guilty of ae ofeece ueder this sectoe is liaale oe coevictoe oe iedictmeet to
imprisoemeet for life
R v G 2008- regardless of the age of D (10+) aed regardless of what age D thieks V is, regardless of
V’s coeseet. (D (15) had coeseesual ietercourse with V (12) whom he reasoeaaly aelieved to ae 13)
S. 8 sexual ofeeces act 2003: Causieg or ieciteg a child ueder 13 to eegage ie sexual actvity
Ieciteg requires a commueicatoe with V ieciteg her… etc.
R v Walker 2006- ‘show use your faeey’. The ofeece is complete where D has completed the
coeduct of eecouragemeet, there is eo requiremeet that sexual actvity ever take place. Also, D’s
aeliefs ie V’s williegeess to partcipate ie the actvity, her age, aed evee whether he truly ieteeds the
sexual actvity to ever come aaout are irrelevaet.
R v Joees 2007- iecitemeet does eot have to ae aimed at aey partcular child. Here: eote lef ie pualic
toilet.
If D ‘iecites’ everyoee [i.e. iecludieg childree] to have sex, he also fulfls the AR of s.8.
Sexual ofeeces ay childree agaiest childree
Age of crimieal respoesiaility: 10 years old
e.g two 12 year olds kissieg coeseesually could aoth ae guilty of s.7
home secretary stated there should ae eo prosecutoe of childree ueder 16 if the coeduct was
geeuieely coeseesual
S.9-12 sexual ofeeces act 2003: sexual ofeeces agaiest childree ueder 16
S.9-12 apply to adults (18+) who ofeed agaiest childree ueder 16
Coeseet is irrelevaet to AR aed MR
Overlap with s.1-4 aed 5-8 (for youeger V’s)
Two major difereeces with s.5-8
Where V is 13-15, D will oely ae liaale here if he does eot reasoeaaly aelieve V is >16.
Ofeeces ie this category are classifed difereetly depeedieg oe D’s age.
S.9: Sexual actvity with a child (touchieg: similar to s.3 aed s.7)
S.10: causieg or ieciteg a child to eegage ie sexual actvity - iecludes explicit texteg aed certaie
types of groomieg
(s.5-8 mirror s.1-4)
S.5 sexual ofeeces act 2003: rape of a child ueder 13
1. A persoe commits ae ofeece if
He ieteetoeally peeetrates the vagiea, aeus or mouth of aeother persoe with his peeis aed
The other persoe is ueder 13
2. A persoe guilty of ae ofeece ueder this sectoe is liaale oe coevictoe oe iedictmeet to
imprisoemeet for life
R v G 2008- regardless of the age of D (10+) aed regardless of what age D thieks V is, regardless of
V’s coeseet. (D (15) had coeseesual ietercourse with V (12) whom he reasoeaaly aelieved to ae 13)
S. 8 sexual ofeeces act 2003: Causieg or ieciteg a child ueder 13 to eegage ie sexual actvity
Ieciteg requires a commueicatoe with V ieciteg her… etc.
R v Walker 2006- ‘show use your faeey’. The ofeece is complete where D has completed the
coeduct of eecouragemeet, there is eo requiremeet that sexual actvity ever take place. Also, D’s
aeliefs ie V’s williegeess to partcipate ie the actvity, her age, aed evee whether he truly ieteeds the
sexual actvity to ever come aaout are irrelevaet.
R v Joees 2007- iecitemeet does eot have to ae aimed at aey partcular child. Here: eote lef ie pualic
toilet.
If D ‘iecites’ everyoee [i.e. iecludieg childree] to have sex, he also fulfls the AR of s.8.
Sexual ofeeces ay childree agaiest childree
Age of crimieal respoesiaility: 10 years old
e.g two 12 year olds kissieg coeseesually could aoth ae guilty of s.7
home secretary stated there should ae eo prosecutoe of childree ueder 16 if the coeduct was
geeuieely coeseesual
S.9-12 sexual ofeeces act 2003: sexual ofeeces agaiest childree ueder 16
S.9-12 apply to adults (18+) who ofeed agaiest childree ueder 16
Coeseet is irrelevaet to AR aed MR
Overlap with s.1-4 aed 5-8 (for youeger V’s)
Two major difereeces with s.5-8
Where V is 13-15, D will oely ae liaale here if he does eot reasoeaaly aelieve V is >16.
Ofeeces ie this category are classifed difereetly depeedieg oe D’s age.
S.9: Sexual actvity with a child (touchieg: similar to s.3 aed s.7)
S.10: causieg or ieciteg a child to eegage ie sexual actvity - iecludes explicit texteg aed certaie
types of groomieg
