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Underage sex: the age of consent

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  • Post category:Law / Sexual health and Safety
  • Post published:January 24, 2012

You must be 16 or over to legally have sex. This is called the “age of consent”; in the eyes of the law we are unable to give informed consent to sex when still a child.

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Message supplied by: Rich @ Respect Yourself

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