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Originally posted by sexylady
i was under the impression that sex with a minor (regardless of the sex of the minor) was illegal... wouldn't it be considered statutory rape regardless of the circumstances.... i know in Canada women who have sex with boys who are minors get thrown in jail... there's a teacher who had sex with one of her students when he was 12 or something and she is in prison... the boy loves her and fathered her child but she is still in jail....
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Not here in New Zealand. As I understand it, it is part of a (n outdated) belief that women cannot possibly commit sexual offenses. These recent cases have brought to light an inadequacy in the law and it is being changed. (as was noted in the article)