This is the British parliament we’re talking about. The law was likely designed so that British politicians and nobility could bang a 14 or 15yo and still have a chance at convincing a jury that they, “thought they were 16! It’s not like I’m going to demand ID!”
He’s abusing the law, it’s obviously not designed for a 30 plus year old to have a relationship with a 16 year old.
riskable@programming.dev 1 year ago
Lorela@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It was last revised under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 where it was raised from 13 to 16… so I would think it probably was designed exactly that way. None of the parliaments in the UK seem to have any intention of raising it.